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Gabriel Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 11 offenders within 5 miles and 14 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

11 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Gabriel Ave, Independence, IA 50644

0 Rape

6 Child Involved

2 Assault

3 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	4.9	Medium
CIESIELSKI, MITCHELL RAY 28 years old	725,3 Pandering 2024-09-03T13:50:15	612 2ND AVE SW INDEPENDENCE, IA, 50644	4.5	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	4.9	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	4.8	Medium
REGER, MARK EDWIN 65 years old Violent	709,11 Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse 2024-09-03T13:50:15	1325 210TH ST INDEPENDENCE, IA, 50644	4.3	Medium

14 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

2 Medium

5 Low

7 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
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 07/10/2026 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.
Traffic 07/10/2026 06:16 AM	US-20, Independence, IA	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received reports of a cream-colored box truck driving erratically westbound on Highway 20 near the Independence exit, possibly marked with a business name similar to "Country Natural Brand," including going onto the shoulder and into the grass before returning to the roadway.
Assault Report 07/04/2026 12:00 PM	Iowa Ave, Independence, IA 50644	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a deputy reported going to a Four Oaks unit at a mental health facility to assist county officers with a possible large physical fight on one of the floors.

Crime & Safety Report for Gabriel Ave, Independence, IA 50644