Robbery at 100 BLOCK OF EAST EUCLID AVE on 09/28/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Robbery
Date: 09/28/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Man arrested about 20 minutes after a bank robbery at Bankers Trust; Des Moines police used a tracking device to follow him to a garage on East Eighth Street; cash and a BB pistol recovered; 23-year-old Luther Ostby charged with first-degree robbery
Address: 100 BLOCK OF EAST EUCLID AVE, Des Moines, IA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Kenneth HarkerMissing Age
34Est. Current Age
63Last Seen
Des Moines, IA on 10/03/1996Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'11" Weight: 160 lbsCase Number
Area Cold Cases
Name
William ThomasAge
70Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
William thomas, 70, was struck in the head in the early morning hours on sunday, september 9, 1979, after leaving a local des moines bar.Thomas, who resided at 1213 jefferson avenue, had nearly reached his home when the attack occurred. A neighbor discovered thomas’ body shortly before 2 a.M. And notified police.Thomas, still conscious at the time, was able to provide des moines police with his name and home address before being taken to broadlawns medical center. He later was transported to mercy hospital medical center, where he died monday evening, sept. 10, at 6:30 p.M.In a des moines register article dated sept. 11, 1979, des moines police said thomas’ wallet had been stolen, and although robbery appeared to be the motive, the victim still had $690 in a front pants pocket.William thomas was born march 15, 1909.His murder remains unsolved.Agency
Iowa