Burglary at 1400 BLOCK OF 17TH ST on 09/19/2026 8:53 PM
Type: Burglary
Date: 09/19/2026 8:53 PM
Description: Burglary/Breaking & Entering. Event #: 1647168. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 1400 BLOCK OF 17TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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Steven BabkaMissing Age
59Est. Current Age
73Last Seen
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Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'9" Weight: 240 lbsCase Number
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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
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