Theft at 5900 BLOCK OF DOUGLAS AVE on 09/09/2026 4:44 PM

Type: Theft

Date: 09/09/2026 4:44 PM

Description: Shoplifting. Event #: 1644067. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data

Address: 5900 BLOCK OF DOUGLAS AVE, Des Moines, IA

View Source

View on Google Maps Street View

Google Streetview Disclaimer: This is a Google Maps Street View of the approximate area where the crime occurred. It is not necessarily the exact address view of the crime.

Recent Crime News

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: AI in policing, domestic violence, transparency

Public safety survey, trends in law enforcement shaping the future of policing, domestic violence statistics, campus sexual assaults, brighter street lighting reduced violent crime, crime rate, AI assisted report writing, surveillance rules, drone...

Read Article

Area Missing Persons

Name

Brenda Alexander

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Des Moines, IA on 08/03/2024

Physical Description

Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'4" Weight: 131 lbs

Case Number

View Source

Area Cold Cases

Name

Darnell Lee

Age

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Darnell lee, 26, and jason a. Smith, 30, were killed in a shooting in the 1800 block of easton boulevard in des moines on saturday, june 17, 2017. At the time, police said the shooting, which occurred in the martin luther king jr. Park neighborhood, apparently stemmed from a fight at an after-hours gathering. No one has been arrested in the double homicide. The deaths marked the 17th and 18th homicides in des moines for 2017. More information on the shootings follows.

Agency

Iowa

View Source