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4996 Highway U Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 3 offenders within 5 miles and 8 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

3 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 4996 Highway U, Palmyra, MO 63461

2 Rape

3 Child Involved

0 Assault

0 Other

Photo	Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
	COULSON, JOHN WESLEY 50 years old Child Involved Rapist	Statutory Rape-2nd Degre 2024-12-20T10:58:19	4608 COUNTY ROAD 252 UNINC MARION COUNTY, MO, 63461	0.7	High

Photo

Name / Age / Tags

Arrest / Conviction

Address

Distance

Risk

COULSON, JOHN WESLEY

50 years old

Child Involved

Rapist

Statutory Rape-2nd Degre

2024-12-20T10:58:19

4608 COUNTY ROAD 252 UNINC MARION COUNTY, MO, 63461

0.7

High

8 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

3 Severe

2 Medium

3 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 06/27/2026 07:31 AM	Co Rd 259, Palmyra, MO 63461	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance was dispatched for a 92-year-old woman with a possible stroke near the intersection of County Road 259 and County Road 256 in Marion County.
Medical Emergency 06/27/2026 07:28 AM	Co Rd 259, Palmyra, MO 63461	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS dispatched for a possible stroke near County Road 259, County Road (number withheld), and Highway E in Marion County. Fire unit responding.
Medical Emergency 06/25/2026 07:03 PM	Co Rd 183, Palmyra, MO 63461	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medical call for a woman about 50 years old near County Road 183 with possible concussion.
Fire & Arson 06/25/2026 07:03 PM	Co Rd 183, Palmyra, MO 63461	SERIOUS	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers report a truck on fire that is connected by jumper cables to a Yukon on County Road 183 near Palmyra. A woman of about 50 years old may have a concussion, and officers are advised there are shotgun shells inside the Yukon. Fire department and law enforcement units are responding.
Fire & Arson 06/25/2026 07:00 PM	Co Rd 183, Palmyra, MO 63461	SERIOUS	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a vehicle fire involving a truck that is connected by jumper cables to another vehicle on a rural county road near Palmyra. Fire crews have been sent, and law enforcement is heading to the scene.

Crime & Safety Report for 4996 Highway U, Palmyra, MO 63461