Crime at 5400 BLOCK OF SW 8TH ST on 06/18/2026 6:59 PM
Type: Other
Date: 06/18/2026 6:59 PM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1619137. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 5400 BLOCK OF SW 8TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Bryson SolomonMissing Age
7Est. Current Age
8Last Seen
Ankeny, IA on 08/06/2024Physical Description
Race: Unknown Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Unknown or Completely Bald Eyes: Unknown Height: 1'0" Weight: 100 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Sheila CollinsAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On sunday, january 28, 1968, sheila jean collins, 18, of evanston, ill., was found lying face-down in a ditch off a gravel road four miles east of nevada, iowa, about 20 miles east of ames.Miss collins — an iowa state university coed who was headed home for the weekend — had been strangled with a nylon cord knotted around her neck. An autopsy report by dr. John powers of ames showed that a pipe incorporated into the knot may have been used as a turning mechanism.A father and son out fox hunting near the town of colo in story county found collins’ body after the son spotted a foot in the shallow ditch.Agency
Iowa