Crime at 4900 BLOCK OF SW 17TH ST on 05/17/2026 1:23 AM

Type: Other

Date: 05/17/2026 1:23 AM

Description: All Other Offenses (Except Traffic or Warrants). Event #: 1608878. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 4900 BLOCK OF SW 17TH ST, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Simpson

Name

Colleen Simpson

Missing Age

14

Est. Current Age

64

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 10/05/1975

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Hazel Height: 5'7" Weight: 90 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Jones

Name

Eric Jones

Age

1

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Seven-month-old eric jones was killed may 3, 1993 at his 510 payton avenue home in southwest des moines. Des moines police list his death as an unsolved homicide.

Agency

Iowa

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