Theft at 4200 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE on 05/16/2026 8:19 PM
Type: Theft
Date: 05/16/2026 8:19 PM
Description: Shoplifting. Event #: 1608820. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4200 BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Ezekiel ContrerasMissing Age
15Est. Current Age
17Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 03/19/2024Physical Description
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Name
Geralyn KeanAge
17Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On tuesday, july 29, 1975, 17-year-old geralyn jean kean’s nude and bullet-ridden body was found lying face down on a waterbed in her des moines home. Kean’s husband, michael, 21, found his wife’s body in their bedroom when he returned home from work about 2:45 p.M. From his job with the union carbide corp. In des moines. 1975-7-30-dmr-p1-geralyn-kean courtesy des moines register, july 30, 1975 gunshots had punctured the waterbedAgency
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