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12500 Park Potomac Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 144 offenders within 5 miles and 4196 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

144 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 12500 Park Potomac Ave, Potomac, MD

6 Rape

44 Child Involved

9 Assault

89 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
SMITH, BRENDAN WILLIAM 35 years old Child Involved	2 MONONA CT DERWOOD, MD, 20855	3.5	Medium
HUFF, HERBERT ALLEN 57 years old Child Involved Violent	3804 ARCHER PL KENSINGTON, MD, 20895	4.8	Medium
TALAGA, JEFFREY BYRON 68 years old	3901 MORRELL CT KENSINGTON, MD, 20895	4.3	Medium
SAUL, WILLIAM JOSEPH 42 years old Child Involved	5721 GROSVENOR LANE BETHESDA, MD, 20814	3.4	Medium
SIBERT, WILLIAM ALLEN 59 years old	6530 DEMOCRACY BLVD BETHESDA, MD, 20817	3	Medium

4196 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

462 Severe

212 Medium

326 Low

3196 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 11:07 PM	Fishers Ln, Rockville, MD 20852	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a routine fire alarm response at an NIH facility near Fishers Lane and Rock Creek Mill Road in Rockville, Maryland. Fire and paramedic units are directed to the scene.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:06 PM	W Cedar Ln #108a, Bethesda, MD 20814	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical emergency involving an injured person from a fall occurred near West Cedar Lane and Locust Avenue at Carroll Hill Nursing Facility. The response was routine.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:54 PM	Bauer Dr, Rockville, MD 20853	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call for breathing trouble requiring advanced life support was reported near Bauer Drive. Ambulance and paramedic engine units responded.
Fire 07/16/2026 09:46 PM	Burbank Dr, Potomac, MD 20854	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, responding units reported that haze near a hospital on Burbank Drive in Potomac appeared to be smoke from distant wildfires, and no additional resources were dispatched while one engine was cleared from the scene.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:37 PM	Linden Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call for trouble breathing is reported near Linden Avenue and Booth Hill Road. Medic 7 has been requested to respond.

School	Distance
Ritchie Park Elementary	0.9 mi
Bayard Rustin Elementary	1.0 mi
Beverly Farms Elementary	1.1 mi
Julius West Middle	1.1 mi
Farmland Elementary	1.2 mi
Winston Churchill High	1.4 mi
Richard Montgomery High	1.4 mi
Fallsmead Elementary	1.5 mi
Herbert Hoover Middle	1.6 mi
Cold Spring Elementary	1.6 mi
Thomas S. Wootton High	1.7 mi
Beall Elementary	1.9 mi
Robert Frost Middle School	1.9 mi
Rock Terrace School	2.0 mi
Tilden Middle	2.0 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 12500 Park Potomac Ave, Potomac, MD