Crime at 1700 BLOCK OF GRAND AVE on 10/16/2026 9:01 PM
Type: Other
Date: 10/16/2026 9:01 PM
Description: All Other Offenses (Except Traffic or Warrants). Event #: 1655110. Agency: IA0770300 - Des Moines Police Department. Disclaimer: This address provided is approximate based on calls for service data
Address: 1700 BLOCK OF GRAND AVE, Des Moines, IA
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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
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