Crime at 100 BLOCK OF E 1ST ST on 05/19/2026 2:15 PM
Type: Other
Date: 05/19/2026 2:15 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1609652. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 100 BLOCK OF E 1ST ST, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Crystal ArensdorfMissing Age
20Est. Current Age
44Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 07/03/2001Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Blonde Eyes: Brown Height: 5'6" Weight: 115 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Arlys PonceAge
42Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Arlys ponce — a 42-year-old mother of three — was found dead on the floor of her norwalk, iowa home on october 8, 1997. Ponce’s son had arrived at the residence at approximately 3:15 p.M., and when his mother failed to answer the door, he peered through a window and saw her body lying on the floor. The son contacted a neighbor, telling her he couldn’t get into the house but that he could see his mother lying on the floor. The neighbor contacted police, who entered the residence and discovered arlys ponce had been beaten and stabbed to death.Agency
Iowa