Crime at 4800 BLOCK OF MADISON AVE on 09/20/2026 9:12 AM
Type: Other
Date: 09/20/2026 9:12 AM
Description: All Other Offenses (Except Traffic or Warrants). Event #: 1647263. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 4800 BLOCK OF MADISON AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Alice Van AlstineMissing Age
28Est. Current Age
78Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 04/02/1976Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5'7" Weight: 128 lbsCase Number
MP18982Area Cold Cases
Name
Charles SandersAge
67Cause of Death
InjuryInfo
On saturday, april 17, 1954, two des moines youth fishing along a river bank spotted a body floating in the water and notified police. Thomas spagnola, 14, of 924 second avenue, and harry piagentini, 15, of 4200 s.E. Sixteenth street, discovered the body caught in an obstruction near the des moines river’s west bank beneath the court avenue bridge. The body, clothed in long underwear, a t-shirt and socks, was taken to dunn’s funeral home where fingerprints were taken to establish the victim’s identity.Agency
Iowa