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240th St Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 19 offenders within 5 miles and 19 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

19 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 240th St, Independence, IA 50644

0 Rape

9 Child Involved

4 Assault

6 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
BROWN, BEAU DANIEL 34 years old Child Involved	709,8 Lascivious acts with a child 2024-09-03T13:50:15 709,8 Lascivious acts with a child 2024-09-03T13:50:15	119 7TH ST NE INDEPENDENCE, IA, 50644	4.4	Medium
CIESIELSKI, MITCHELL RAY 28 years old	725,3 Pandering 2024-09-03T13:50:15	612 2ND AVE SW INDEPENDENCE, IA, 50644	4	Medium
HINGTGEN, JONATHAN LEROY 42 years old Child Involved	709,4 Sexual abuse 3rd degree 2024-09-03T13:50:15 709,12 Indecent contact with a child 2024-09-03T13:50:15	110 4TH AVE NE INDEPENDENCE, IA, 50644	4.4	Medium
MENDEZ, NICOLAS JOSHUA 29 years old Child Involved	728,12 Sexual exploitation minor 2024-09-03T13:50:15	113 1/2 3RD AVE NE APT 3 INDEPENDENCE, IA, 50644	4.3	Medium
MONIGOLD, JOHNNY JUNIOR 40 years old	708,7 Harassment 2024-09-03T13:50:15	712 7TH ST NE INDEPENDENCE, IA, 50644	4.7	Medium

19 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

2 Medium

5 Low

12 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 07:38 AM	10th St NE, Independence, IA 50644	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a domestic incident near 10th Street in Independence where an individual reportedly poured gasoline on a vehicle while a child was inside. Local officers are out with the person involved, and fire crews are reportedly responding to hose down the car and check for safety.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 03:22 PM	3 Elms Park Rd, Independence, IA 50644	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call may involve a man in his early twenties at Dollar Fresh near Three Elms Park Road in Independence. He has pinpoint pupils, vomiting, urinated on himself, with a history of seizures and heart transplant, but seizure is not suspected. Ambulance en route.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 01:29 PM	Enterprise Ct, Independence, IA 50644	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call at MercyOne Clinic in Independence involves a 53-year-old male with headache and possible heart failure and hypertension.
Medical Emergency 07/12/2026 10:47 PM	E Prospect St, Jesup, IA 50648	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call was reported near Prospect Street in Jesup for a 35-year-old woman who broke out in hives earlier in the day, without a known allergic reaction, feeling unwell, nauseous, and cold. She was transported.
Medical Emergency 07/10/2026 07:15 AM	2nd Ave NE, Independence, IA 50644	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services were dispatched to an apartment on 2nd Avenue NE in Independence for a 78-year-old person who was vomiting and reportedly had very weak movement on the left side while still breathing normally.

Crime & Safety Report for 240th St, Independence, IA 50644