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517 Longwood Dr Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 139 offenders within 5 miles and 815 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

139 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 517 Longwood Dr, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

55 Rape

63 Child Involved

64 Assault

9 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
MELNICK, WILLIAM E 46 years old Child Involved	20581 N EUEGENE AVE LINCOLNSHIRE, IL, 60069	2	Medium
GIERA, DAVID P 29 years old Rapist Violent	818 W NORTHWEST HWY ARLINGTON HEIGH, IL, 60004	3.9	Medium
BERRY, RANDOLPH E 49 years old Rapist	3625 N WILKE RD ARLINGTON HEIGH, IL, 60004	1.2	Medium
HARNETT, MARTIN 59 years old Child Involved	543 DEIN DR WHEELING, IL, 60090	3.2	Medium
MARCIAL-CHAGALA, DAVID 39 years old Rapist Violent	51 MCHENRY BUFFALO GROVE, IL, 60089	1.2	Medium

815 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

149 Severe

86 Medium

68 Low

512 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 09:41 PM	Century Dr, Wheeling, IL 60090	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units investigated a possible electrical issue with arcing wires at a single-story building near Century Road in Wheeling, with nothing visible from three sides. Ambulance and engine crews were also sent to a sick person at a residence on Mohawk Lane. Another reported issue near Cooksville Road was determined to be normal and the response was ended.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:41 PM	Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove, IL 60047	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders dispatched to a possible altered mental status at senior living near Old McHenry Road, Long Grove. Patient appears silent and elderly.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:25 PM	N Pine Ave 3rd floor, Arlington Heights, IL 60004	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers respond to a welfare check for a person reportedly armed with a knife on an upper floor of a building on North Pine in Arlington Heights. The call involves an apparent self-harm situation, and backup officers and an ambulance are sent to the scene.
Fire 07/16/2026 05:26 PM	Newgate Ln, Prospect Heights, IL 60070	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a reported fire alarm at a two-story duplex on Newgate Lane in Prospect Heights. Crews found nothing showing from most sides of the building, switched to a fireground channel, and it appears the situation was under control, allowing one engine to be canceled.
Traffic 07/16/2026 05:26 PM	Rand Rd & W Long Grove Rd, Deer Park, IL 60010	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported injury crash near North Rand Road and Long Grove Road in Deer Park, possibly involving three vehicles around the Grand Road and Long Grove Road intersection. Additional EMS units were directed to a separate medical call on County Road (number withheld) for an adult male seeking evaluation.

School	Distance
Henry W Longfellow Elem School	0.2 mi
Cooper Middle School	0.4 mi
Buffalo Grove High School	0.4 mi
Joyce Kilmer Elem School	0.8 mi
Edgar A Poe Elem School	1.3 mi
Riley School-DHH Elem Prgrm	1.3 mi
J W Riley Elem School	1.3 mi
Ivy Hall Elementary School	1.6 mi
Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr	1.6 mi
Booth Tarkington Elem School	1.7 mi
Earl Pritchett School	1.8 mi
Eugene Field Elem School	1.9 mi
Jack London Middle School	2.0 mi
Tripp School	2.0 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 517 Longwood Dr, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089