Assault at 5200 BLOCK OF NE 17TH ST on 09/22/2026 1:26 PM
Type: Assault
Date: 09/22/2026 1:26 PM
Description: Simple Assault. Event #: 1647883. Agency: IA0770000 - Polk County Sheriff's Office. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 5200 BLOCK OF NE 17TH ST, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
William ShifferMissing Age
45Est. Current Age
52Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 03/10/2019Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'6" Weight: 160 lbsCase Number
MP131380Area Cold Cases
Name
John ClintonAge
68Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
John edward “johnie” clinton — a 68-year-old retiree and world war ii veteran who often sat strumming his guitar on his des moines home’s front porch — was stabbed to death in his kitchen sometime between october 18 and october 21, 1978Agency
Iowa