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8 SE & #88 Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 35 offenders within 5 miles and 248 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

35 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 8 SE & #88, Altoona, IA 50009

1 Rape

18 Child Involved

11 Assault

7 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
WAGNER, LARRY LEE II 53 years old Child Involved	Non-Iowa Conviction - Receipt of child pornography 2024-09-03T13:50:15	9390 SE 6TH AVE RUNNELLS, IA, 50237	4.7	Medium
GIBBONS, TIMOTHY GORDON 61 years old Child Involved		4805 HUBBELL AVE RM 49 DES MOINES, IA, 50317	4.6	Medium
HOANGVAN, CHRISTOPHER MATTHEW 33 years old		5165 E 46TH ST DES MOINES, IA, 50317	4.8	Medium
PALLADINO, CHRISTOPHER JOHN 55 years old Child Involved		4805 NE HUBBELL AVE RM 53 DES MOINES, IA, 50317	4.6	Medium
OROZCO, JOSE MICHAEL 36 years old		7534 SE 9TH AVE PLEASANT HILL, IA, 50327	4.9	Medium

248 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

28 Severe

27 Medium

25 Low

168 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Missing Person 07/16/2026 10:13 PM	E 50th St building c, unit 3302, Des Moines, IA 50317	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to check on two residents at a home near East 50th Street in Des Moines after a family member reported not hearing from them for about a week, despite messages appearing to go through.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:06 PM	1st St E, Altoona, IA 50009	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services responded to a fall near First Street, Altoona, between Northeast Hayes Drive and Southeast Delaware Avenue.
Traffic 07/16/2026 11:07 AM	NE 56th St, Altoona, IA 50009	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a motor vehicle collision in the 2000 block of Northeast 56th Street, between a dead end and Northeast 23rd Avenue. Units reported the vehicle on the west side of the road in front of near Northeast 56th Street, and it was described as a single-occupant rollover with the occupant reporting no injuries.
Other Incidents 07/16/2026 09:45 AM	Hubbell Ave & E 46th St, Des Moines, IA 50317	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were advised of a reported found wallet near the southwest corner of the intersection of East 46th Street and Hubbell Avenue in Des Moines.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 04:10 AM	Lindsay Ct SW, Altoona, IA 50009	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible medical emergency was reported involving an 83-year-old woman with a heart problem near Lindsay Court Southwest in Altoona. Responders were dispatched with emergency traffic around 06:11.

School	Distance
Centennial Elementary	1.5 mi
Altoona Elementary	1.9 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 8 SE & #88, Altoona, IA 50009