Robbery at 200 BLOCK OF WATSON POWELL JR WAY on 06/12/2026 5:48 PM

Type: Robbery

Date: 06/12/2026 5:48 PM

Description: Robbery. Event #: 1617246. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 200 BLOCK OF WATSON POWELL JR WAY, Des Moines, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Vincent

Name

Timothy Vincent

Missing Age

26

Est. Current Age

35

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 05/01/2017

Physical Description

Race: Black Ethnicity: African American Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 6'4" Weight: 200 - 210 lbs

Case Number

MP117023

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Pence

Name

Bryan Pence

Age

21

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Bryan eugene pence, a 21-year-old sinclair service station employee, was shot in the back around 10 p.M. On thursday, may 29, 1986, during a store robbery at 3725 frederick m. Hubbell ave. In des moines. Des moines police detective charles soderquist discovered pence’s body after driving by the service station and seeing, through the glass, three individuals walking toward the gas station’s restroom inside the facility.

Agency

Iowa

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