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4251 Vaughn Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 163 offenders within 5 miles and 119 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

163 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 4251 Vaughn Ave, Merced, CA 95341

35 Rape

125 Child Involved

21 Assault

8 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
LOPEZ, JOSEPH 59 years old Child Involved	143 SEVILLE CT ATWATER, CA, 95301	3.3	Medium
ADKINS, RONALD LEE 79 years old Rapist	EL CAPITAN HOTEL MERCED, CA, 95340	4.4	Medium
GUZMAN, MIGUEL 46 years old Child Involved Violent	1305 W 11TH ST MERCED, CA, 95340	3.6	Medium
PICKERING, RICHARD PATRICK 73 years old Child Involved	186 SAN CLEMENTE CT MERCED, CA, 95341	4.8	Medium
TIMPSON, JAMES LEE 60 years old Child Involved	331 WEST 20TH ST MERCED, CA, 95340	4.7	Medium

119 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

24 Severe

11 Medium

7 Low

77 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
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 02:06 PM	Secretariat Dr, City of Atwater, CA 95301	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medical aid was requested for a fall with a chest injury near Secretariat Drive and Belmont Street. Truck 42 was dispatched.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 01:03 PM	Castle Dr, Atwater, CA 95301	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical emergency involving chest pain appears to have occurred near Castle Drive and Castlewood Avenue in Atwater City.
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.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 05:51 PM	Boulder Dr, City of Atwater, CA 95301	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible stroke at a residence near Boulder Drive and Stone Creek Drive in Atwater.

Crime & Safety Report for 4251 Vaughn Ave, Merced, CA 95341