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792 Merganser Ln Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 46 offenders within 5 miles and 2914 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

46 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 792 Merganser Ln, Valparaiso, IN 46385

2 Rape

26 Child Involved

8 Assault

12 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
WEBB, CORNELL V 52 years old Rapist Violent	5657 BREMEN PORTAGE, IN, 46368	5	Medium
ROGERS, JERRY J 49 years old Rapist	2651 MONNIER ST PORTAGE, IN, 46368	4.8	Medium
HIX, VINCENT 59 years old Child Involved	382 KEYSTONE DR VALPARAISO, IN, 46385	2.1	Medium
HASCHKE, GERHARD GERD 55 years old	290 WEST 1050 N CHESTERTON, IN, 46304	2.8	Medium
KRESS, RICHARD ROBERT 60 years old	1108 N BABCOCK RD BURNS HARBOR, IN, 46304	3.2	Medium

2914 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

281 Severe

370 Medium

712 Low

1551 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 09:32 PM	Aspen Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46385	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received an apparent open-line 911 call tracing to a residence near Aspen Drive, where a male and female could be heard arguing. The male reportedly encouraged calling the police and appeared to be slurring his words, suggesting possible intoxication, while referencing that they had both hit each other in the past.
Missing Person 07/16/2026 09:26 PM	Ash St, Portage, IN 46368	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a location near Ash Street in Portage for a possible runaway or missing child report from a caller who was not at the scene.
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:22 PM	Central Ave & McCool Rd, Portage, IN 46368	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a vehicle driving recklessly near McCool Road and Central Avenue in Portage. The caller described an old gold Lexus passenger car traveling southbound on McCool. Responding units checked the area but the vehicle was gone when they arrived.
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:01 PM	Lagoon Way, Portage, IN 46368	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop behind a theater involving a gray Honda with Illinois passenger plates, which initially did not stop but then pulled into Lagoon Way in Portage, Indiana.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:26 PM	Pines Village Cir, Valparaiso, IN 46383	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, buffalo Fire Rescue unit 22 responded to a patient care incident near Pines Village Circle. The patient care details were limited.

School	Distance
Liberty Elementary School	1.5 mi
Liberty Intermediate School	1.6 mi
Paul Saylor Elementary School	1.6 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 792 Merganser Ln, Valparaiso, IN 46385