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17121 Longfellow Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 295 offenders within 5 miles and 1587 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

295 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 17121 Longfellow Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429

157 Rape

69 Child Involved

198 Assault

17 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
FRIZZELL, MICHAEL A 57 years old	2202 166TH ST MARKHAM, IL, 60428	1.2	Medium
JACKSON, TIMOTHY 38 years old Rapist Violent	16261 CALIFORNIA AVE MARKHAM, IL, 60428	1.1	Medium
CROFT, CURTIS 55 years old Rapist Violent	3024 S NELSON AVE 2N ROBBINS, IL, 60472	4.1	Medium
PFEIFER, SHANE D 49 years old Child Involved	6 THORNWOOD FLOSSMOOR, IL, 60422	3.2	Medium
DURANT, ANTHONY 45 years old Violent	133 E CENTER ST GLENWOOD, IL, 60425	4.6	Medium

1587 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

302 Severe

221 Medium

256 Low

808 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Conduct 07/16/2026 09:30 PM	Western Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible suspicious person near Western Avenue. A caller says a man in a (description withheld) and (description withheld) is riding a bicycle back and forth past a house and may be casing it, later moving closer to 47th Place and hiding behind something.
Weapons 07/16/2026 08:05 PM	Olympic Village, Chicago Heights, IL 60411	SERIOUS	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are investigating a reported aggravated battery involving a firearm near Olympic Village in Chicago Heights. A suspect wearing a black hoodie, white pants, and black shoes was reportedly armed with a gun and seen running from the scene. Dispatch mentioned a gray Chevy Malibu and a possible gray Kia as involved vehicles.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:35 PM	S Halsted St, Homewood, IL 60430	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical emergency was reported near South Halsted. Ambulance 45 was dispatched to the scene.
Fire 07/16/2026 07:34 PM	Pine Trail Ln, Tinley Park, IL 60477	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible inside gas leak at a residential unit on Pine Trail Lane after a caller reported a smell of gas, and a neighbor was said to have a key to the unit.
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 07:34 PM	Kedzie Ave, Markham, IL 60428	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, units respond to a report of a suspicious black Honda at a worship center near the (number withheld) block of Kedzie Avenue in Markham. Multiple officers are on scene checking the vehicle.

School	Distance
Jesse C White Learning Academy	0.6 mi
Highlands Elem School	0.7 mi
Mae Jemison School	1.0 mi
Prairie-Hills Junior High School	1.0 mi
Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy	1.1 mi
Nob Hill Elem School	1.1 mi
Chateaux School	1.3 mi
Primary Learning Center	1.3 mi
Hillcrest High School	1.3 mi
Markham Park Elem School	1.5 mi
Barack H Obama Learning Academy	1.9 mi
Riley Early Childhood Center	1.9 mi
Delta Academy and Achieve	2.0 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 17121 Longfellow Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429