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1544 W 21st St Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 181 offenders within 5 miles and 98 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

181 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 1544 W 21st St, Merced, CA 95340

36 Rape

154 Child Involved

24 Assault

4 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
ADKINS, RONALD LEE 79 years old Rapist	SODOMY 2025-08-24T09:06:49	EL CAPITAN HOTEL MERCED, CA, 95340	0.9	High
FOSTER, BAMERY ALLAN 53 years old Child Involved		534 HENRY ST ST MERCED, CA, 95340	3.3	Medium
GUZMAN, MIGUEL 46 years old Child Involved Violent		1305 W 11TH ST MERCED, CA, 95340	0.8	High
PICKERING, RICHARD PATRICK 73 years old Child Involved		186 SAN CLEMENTE CT MERCED, CA, 95341	2.4	Medium
TIMPSON, JAMES LEE 60 years old Child Involved		331 WEST 20TH ST MERCED, CA, 95340	1.1	Medium

98 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

18 Severe

15 Medium

21 Low

44 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 08:40 PM	CA-99, Merced, CA	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers received a report of a light blue semi truck with a white box trailer, marked with a carrier name, allegedly driving recklessly at high speed on southbound Highway 99 near Merced.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 02:33 PM	Idaho Dr, Merced, CA 95340	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a public assist lift assist is reported near Idaho Drive and Montana Avenue in Merced.
Wildfire 07/16/2026 02:21 PM	E 16th St, Merced, CA 95340	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported vegetation and debris fire near the southbound Highway 99 on-ramp by East 16th Street, working to access and contain the grass fire from multiple sides and block the on-ramp.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 11:18 AM	W 24th St & I St, Merced, CA 95340	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, an EMS call was reported near West 24th Street and I Street. Truck 51 was dispatched but then canceled.
Fire 07/16/2026 05:06 AM	E Mission Ave, Merced, CA	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported small vegetation fire near the campus parkway and East Mission Avenue on-ramp in Merced. The fire apparently involved grass and debris along South Parsons near the northbound Highway 99 on-ramp.

School	Distance
John C. Fremont Elementary	0.4 mi
Leontine Gracey Elementary	0.9 mi
Merced County ROP	1.0 mi
Merced County Special Education	1.0 mi
Margaret Sheehy Elementary	1.2 mi
John Muir Elementary	1.3 mi
Valley Merced Community	1.3 mi
Merced Scholars Charter	1.3 mi
Tenaya Middle	1.3 mi
Rudolph Rivera Elementary	1.3 mi
Rudolph Rivera Middle	1.3 mi
Merced High	1.4 mi
Yosemite High (Continuation)	1.5 mi
Independence High (Alternative)	1.5 mi
Sequoia High	1.6 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 1544 W 21st St, Merced, CA 95340