Arson at 500 BLOCK OF SOUTH GAINES STREET on 09/07/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Arson

Date: 09/07/2026 12:00 AM

Description: Woman charged with arson and attempted murder after intentionally setting camper on fire; fire spread to and destroyed neighboring home; occupant escaped safely

Address: 500 BLOCK OF SOUTH GAINES STREET, Stuart, IA

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Area Missing Persons

missing-person-record__Little

Name

Ravin Little

Missing Age

14

Est. Current Age

15

Last Seen

Waukee, IA on 11/04/2024

Physical Description

Race: Black Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'6" Weight: 130 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Harris

Name

Roscoe Harris

Age

46

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On july 6, 1963, 46-year-old roscoe donnel harris was shot in the left chest with a single shot .22 caliber rifle.When the iowa division of criminal investigation (dci) established a cold case unit in 2009, harris’ murder was one of approximately 150 cases listed on the cold case unit’s new website as those the dci hoped to solve using latest advancements in dna technology.Although federal grant funding for the dci cold case unit was exhausted in december 2011, the dci continues to assign agents to investigate cold cases as new leads develop or as technological advances allow for additional forensic testing of original evidence.The dci remains committed to resolving iowa’s cold cases and will continue to work diligently with local law enforcement partners to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice for the victims and their families.

Agency

Iowa

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