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W 77th Pl Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 145 offenders within 5 miles and 6093 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

145 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near W 77th Pl, Merrillville, IN

11 Rape

57 Child Involved

36 Assault

50 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
DEJONG, WARREN M 43 years old Rapist Violent	642 E 77TH AVE SCHEREVILLE, IN, 46375	2.3	Medium
CRENSHAW, COURTNEY B 34 years old Child Involved	2738 W 85TH LN MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410	1.4	Medium
GARZA, JOHN ANDY SALVADOR 26 years old Child Involved	403 INDUSTIAL DR GRIFFITH, IN, 46319	3.7	Medium
LYONS, MAURICE LEE 66 years old Child Involved	1349 US HIGHWAY 41 SCHERERVILLE, IN, 46375	4.4	Medium
BEHNKE, NICHOLAS RICHARD 43 years old	11516 BURR ST CROWN POINT, IN, 46307	4.8	Medium

6093 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

692 Severe

930 Medium

1658 Low

2813 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:02 PM	Mississippi St & E 85th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical service responded to a man reported to have been vomiting for three days near Mississippi Street and 85th Avenue in Merrillville, Indiana.
Break-In 07/16/2026 10:01 PM	Edgewater Rd, Crown Point, IN 46307	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible residential burglary alarm at a home on Edgewater Road, reportedly coming from the front door area.
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:51 PM	Fountain Park Dr & W U.S. 30, Schererville, IN 46375	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to reports of a white Tesla driving erratically westbound near U.S. 30 and Route 41, later reported near 30 and Fountain Park, and a unit followed the vehicle.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:35 PM	Morton St, Merrillville, IN 46410	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, units dispatched near Morton Street for a 4-year-old girl having a seizure; caller reports she briefly came out of it after seizure medication but then went into another seizure.
Other Incidents 07/16/2026 09:24 PM	N Main St, Crown Point, IN 46307	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers report transporting a person in custody from a location referred to as X-ray 15 to the jail, with mileage documented for the transport.

Crime & Safety Report for W 77th Pl, Merrillville, IN