COLFAX — A Colfax Police Department officer has linked an abandoned vehicle that was located earlier this month to an ongoing missing person’s case of a Des Moines woman.
Colfax Police Chief Andy Summy said one of his officers went to the Microtel in Colfax last week in reference to a car that had been sitting in the parking lot for a week.
The officer ran the VIN number of a white Ford F-150 and saw it belonged to Jess Solinger, 54, who is now believed to be involved in 56-year-old Lisa Diehm’s disappearance.
Summy said the officer did not know at the time Solinger was linked to the case until he was watching the news days later, and he then contacted the Des Moines Police Department.
Diehm has been missing since May 10 and is believed to be with Solinger. Solinger has a history of domestic violence and has an active arrest warrant for domestic abuse for an alleged assault on Diehm on May 6 in Monroe County.
Solinger and Diehm are believed to be in a silver 2012 Subaru Legacy with Iowa license plate ENC 189.
Diehm is described as white, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 125 pounds. Solinger is described as white, 6 feet tall and 235 pounds.
Des Moines Police ask anyone with any information regarding the location of Diehm or Solinger to call the Des Moines Police Department at 515-283-4811.
Contact Kayla Langmaid at 641-792-3121 ext. 6533 or klangmaid@newtondailynews.com