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98 Ogden Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 97 offenders within 5 miles and 3090 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

97 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 98 Ogden Rd, Portage, IN 46368

9 Rape

47 Child Involved

22 Assault

28 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
MILLSAPP, ALBERT R 44 years old Violent	5700 FOREST CT GARY, IN, 46403	4.3	Medium
HATFIELD, JACOB M 26 years old Rapist Violent	936 S MIAMI PL LAKE STATION, IN, 46405	3.9	Medium
HAYWOOD, DANA J 30 years old Rapist Violent	2134 WELLS ST LAKE STATION, IN, 46405	3.6	Medium
ROGERS, JERRY J 49 years old Rapist	2651 MONNIER ST PORTAGE, IN, 46368	3.4	Medium
WILSON, JAMES B 55 years old Rapist Violent	6200 E MELTON RD GARY, IN, 46403	4.2	Medium

3090 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

310 Severe

488 Medium

824 Low

1468 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 09:50 PM	N Henry St, Gary, IN 46403	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer responds to a report of a possible suspicious circumstance near North Henry Street in Gary, Indiana.
Suspicious Circumstance 07/16/2026 09:49 PM	N Henry St, Gary, IN 46403	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to check on a person reportedly stranded near North Henry Street after a call from a nearby restaurant requesting a ride to the police station, as the department was apparently closed.
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 09:40 PM	Central Ave, Gary, IN 46405	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer is checking on a white Chevy with a law enforcement supporter plate near Central Avenue and Pike, in the 2800 block area, with an associated address near the 3100 block of Central Avenue.
Disturbance 07/16/2026 09:26 PM	Sullivan St, Lake Station, IN 46405	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a possible disturbance near Sullivan Street involving neighbors loudly beating on trash cans.
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.

Crime & Safety Report for 98 Ogden Rd, Portage, IN 46368