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Sandy Bottom Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 4 offenders within 5 miles and 35 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

4 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Sandy Bottom Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620

0 Rape

3 Child Involved

0 Assault

1 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
SHEFFIELD, DANNY GUY 73 years old Child Involved	288.5(a) - CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILD Sexual Motivation 2024-12-30T04:24:04	6162 DORLON DR ROCK HALL, MD, 21661	3.3	Medium
CAREY, CHRISTOPHER JAMES 67 years old Child Involved	CLA 11-208 - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - POSSESSION (11-208) 2024-12-30T04:24:04	5624 S MAIN ST ROCK HALL, MD, 21661	4.9	Medium
RIGGIN, MICHAEL VINCENT 55 years old Child Involved	6312 - SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN 2024-12-30T04:24:04	5571 BOUNDARY AVE ROCK HALL, MD, 21661	4.8	Medium
PINDER, ALEXANDER RANDALL 29 years old		21085 TOLCHESTER BEACH RD CHESTERTOWN, MD, 21620	3.4	Medium

35 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

6 Severe

3 Medium

3 Low

23 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:47 PM	Baywood Ct #16b, Chestertown, MD 21620	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics are responding to a reported breathing emergency involving an adult woman at an apartment on Baywood Court in Chestertown, Maryland. The caller reports she is conscious but in severe respiratory distress and her inhaler has not helped.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 03:24 PM	Rock Hall Ave, Rock Hall, MD 21661	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical helicopter operation is underway near Rock Hall Avenue involving a category Charlie patient with arrival estimated at 15 minutes. Engine 72 is alerted for the landing zone at Station 7 area.
Traffic 07/10/2026 11:09 AM	Liberty St, Rock Hall, MD 21661	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were sent to a possible crash near Liberty Street in Rock Hall after an automatic crash notification, but responders were later advised to disregard when monitors reported nothing found.
Traffic 07/10/2026 11:07 AM	Liberty St, Rock Hall, MD 21661	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were dispatched to a possible vehicle crash detected by an automatic iPhone crash notification near Liberty Street by Rock Hall Avenue and Sharp Street. Callbacks to the phone reportedly received no answer.
Medical Emergency 07/06/2026 06:50 PM	L Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a 63-year-old woman reportedly took a large number of pills intending suicide near a camper site by Handy Point Road and Hill Road. She is conscious and breathing. EMS and Kent Sheriff are responding to the possible overdose.

Crime & Safety Report for Sandy Bottom Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620