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7276 S State Road 17 Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 4 offenders within 5 miles and 22 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

4 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 7276 S State Road 17, Kewanna, IN 46939

0 Rape

3 Child Involved

0 Assault

1 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
DUKE, MARK ALLEN 51 years old Child Involved	35-42-4-3 - Child Molesting Sexual Motivation 2025-08-28T20:50:11 750.10A - SEXUALLY DELINQUENT PERSON 2025-08-28T20:50:11	4531 W 775 S KEWANNA, IN, 46939	4	Medium
SCRIPTER, JOHN D 26 years old Child Involved	Statue - 35-42-4-9, Charge - Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 2024-12-17T07:36:32	7348 S STATE RD 17 KEWANNA, IN, 46939	0.2	High
LEMMON, WILLIAM JOSEPH 58 years old	Statue - 35-42-4-5(a), Charge or (b) - Vicarious Sexual Gratification 2024-12-17T07:36:32	1637 E COUNTY ROAD 975 N LUCERNE, IN, 46950	4.3	Medium
SMITH, CECIL LEE 54 years old Child Involved	Statue - 35-42-4-9, Charge - Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 2024-12-17T07:36:32	3743 S 750 W KEWANNA, IN, 46939	3.8	Medium

22 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

3 Severe

2 Medium

4 Low

13 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Call 07/16/2026 04:46 AM	N State Rd 17, Kewanna, IN 46939	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a possible 911 hang-up traced near a residence on North State Road 17. A deputy went to check the location and later reported that everything appeared to be okay. During the same radio traffic, medics were sent to a separate rural address for an adult man having trouble breathing with a history of COPD and emphysema.
Disturbance 07/10/2026 08:44 PM	W County Rd 900 N, Royal Center, IN 46978	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers report a woman called from a bar on West County Road 900 North in Royal Center about a male who was allegedly harassing her and pressuring her to buy him a beer. She and her boyfriend had already left the bar, and the man was reportedly still inside when she requested to file a harassment complaint.
Disturbance 07/10/2026 06:20 PM	W Main St, Kewanna, IN 46939	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were requested for a possible disorderly neighbor dispute at a residence on West Main Street in Kewanna. The caller was reportedly in a verbal argument with neighbors and was advised to go back inside until officers arrived. Responding units later reported that the involved neighbors were unwilling to speak with them.
Other Incidents 07/10/2026 05:21 PM	W Main St, Kewanna, IN 46939	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a possible civil dispute near West Main Street in Kewanna, where a caller reported neighbors putting up a fence with stakes in place and requested to speak with an officer, reportedly at a surveyor’s request.
Missing Person 07/06/2026 08:58 AM	E Aurora St, Kewanna, IN 46939	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were requested to conduct a welfare check on a 13-year-old girl at a residence on East Aurora Street in Kewanna after the caller reported being unable to contact her.

Crime & Safety Report for 7276 S State Road 17, Kewanna, IN 46939