Crime at 500 BLOCK OF 2ND AVE on 09/23/2026 10:42 AM
Type: Other
Date: 09/23/2026 10:42 AM
Description: ALL OTHER. Event #: 1648164. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 500 BLOCK OF 2ND AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Jesse LeopoldMissing Age
23Est. Current Age
32Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 10/13/2016Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Unknown or Completely Bald Eyes: Hazel Height: 6'1" Weight: 185 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
Michael BoothAge
45Cause of Death
TraumaInfo
On saturday, april 26, 1997, an apartment building maintenance man discovered the deceased body of michael jerome booth, 45, in apartment #21 at 510 15th street. Booth, who’d joined the u.S. Army in september 1969 and spent time in germany and hawaii before being honorably discharged in 1976, hadn’t been seen since april 20. According to the polk county medical examiner, cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. After his tour of duty, booth returned to carroll where he opened a restaurant, michael’s casino café, and later went on to graduate from des moines area community college and drake university.Agency
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