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DMPD seek help to find suspect in violent assault with a shoe
DES MOINES, Iowa — Police in Des Moines are asking for the public's help to find a suspect in a violent assault last month in the Highland Park neighborhood.
Alice Dacken, 56, is being sought on active warrants for willful injury causing bodily injury, according to Sgt. Paul Parizek, spokesperson for the Des Moines Police Department.
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Sgt. Parizek said she assaulted a victim at their home on May 5th, using a high-heeled shoe as a weapon. The 62-year-old victim suffered multiple injuries in the assault.
Dacken is 5'3″ tall and weighs about 145 pounds.
DMPD is asking anyone with information on her location to call 911 or submit a tip online at
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