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548 Highland Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 49 offenders within 5 miles and 948 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

49 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 548 Highland Ave, Florence, AL 35630

13 Rape

7 Child Involved

3 Assault

28 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
JACKSON, LEE ESTER 37 years old Rapist	13A-6-62 - Second Degree Rape 2025-08-28T20:27:03	3140 GNAT POND RD MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, 35661	4.9	Medium
LESHORE, FRED 59 years old	13A-6-67 - Second Degree Sexual Abuse 2025-08-28T21:25:09	1309 MIDLAND AVE MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, 35661	4.6	Medium
POTTS, ROBERT NOEL 61 years old Child Involved	13A-6-69.1 - Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12yrs. (attempted) 2025-08-28T21:24:42	808 MILNER ST SHEFFIELD, AL, 35660	4.6	Medium
RICKS, MICHAEL THOMAS 58 years old	750.520B - CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT - FIRST DEGREE (Multiple Variables) 2025-08-28T19:50:11	204 S CENTRAL AVE MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, 35661	2.1	Medium
SIMPSON, DUSTIN SHERRILL 43 years old	13A-12-192 - Possession of Obscene Matter 2025-08-28T20:16:35	2303 CAMDEN COVE W MUSCLE SHOALS, AL, 35661	5	Medium

948 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

103 Severe

99 Medium

195 Low

551 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Weapons 07/16/2026 09:47 PM	Hermitage Dr a4, Florence, AL 35630	SERIOUS	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of shots fired near Hermitage Drive. A caller reported hearing two to four shots and said it may have been in their neighborhood or near a building under construction. Units also advised they would be checking an area referred to as “Canopy.”
Fire 07/16/2026 09:04 PM	Cox Creek Pkwy, Florence, AL 35630	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units are dispatched to a reported fire alarm with water flow at a location on Cox Creek Parkway in Florence.
Fire 07/16/2026 08:50 PM	Wall St, Sheffield, AL 35660	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible fire at an industrial location on Wall Street in zone three.
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 08:45 PM	Bradshaw Dr c 2, Florence, AL 35630	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to an apparent domestic disturbance at an apartment on Bradshaw Drive in Florence after a caller reported a loud bang followed by a woman crying and yelling for someone to stop. The situation reportedly involved a man and a woman, possibly in the apartment above the one initially referenced.
Assault Report 07/16/2026 08:21 PM	Cloverdale Rd, Florence, AL 35633	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible domestic-related assault between two people at a Walmart on Cloverdale Road in Florence, Alabama. The pair were said to have hit each other and were walking back into the store.

Crime & Safety Report for 548 Highland Ave, Florence, AL 35630