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294 Plain St Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 16 offenders within 5 miles and 160 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

16 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 294 Plain St, Magnolia, OH 44643

3 Rape

3 Child Involved

3 Assault

8 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
VAN FOSSEN, ERNEST LEE 76 years old Rapist		3406 DOVER ZOAR RD NE BOLIVAR, OH, 44612	4.9	Medium
GERSNA, BRIAN ROBERT 53 years old		8233 BACHELOR RD NW MAGNOLIA, OH, 44643	2	Medium
STEELE, GARY RAYMOND 40 years old	2907.08 - Voyeurism Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19	9610 MAIN AVE SE EAST SPARTA, OH, 44626	3.2	Medium
ANDERSON, JOHN KENNETH 69 years old		115 S MAIN ST WAYNESBURG, OH, 44688	2.3	Medium
SWINGLE, GARY ELSWORTH 71 years old		8932 WAYNESBURG DR SE WAYNESBURG, OH, 44688	2.5	Medium

160 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

17 Severe

27 Medium

32 Low

84 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Reckless Driving 07/16/2026 09:09 PM	OH-800, Mineral City, OH	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible reckless driver in a white Chevrolet traveling south on State Route 800 from the Mineral City area. The vehicle is described as swerving across the roadway and nearly hitting multiple mailboxes, with a park ranger following behind in a marked police car.
Break-In 07/14/2026 10:34 PM	Waynesburg Dr SE, Waynesburg, OH 44688	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a commercial burglar alarm at a bank on Waynesburg Drive Southeast after reports of two alarm activations at the office area.
Break-In 07/14/2026 10:32 PM	Waynesburg Dr SE, Waynesburg, OH 44688	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a commercial burglary alarm with two activations at a bank on Waynesburg Drive Southeast in Waynesburg, Ohio.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 08:39 PM	E Park Pl, Magnolia, OH 44643	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, police and Medic 4 are responding to a welfare check near Park Place Northeast for an 80-year-old man not answering his phone and possibly in distress. The call was made by an upstairs resident.
Traffic 07/14/2026 08:06 PM	Mill St & Canal St, Waynesburg, OH 44688	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance and medics were dispatched to a possible injury accident near Mill Street and Canal Street in Waynesburg, with state police also responding.

Crime & Safety Report for 294 Plain St, Magnolia, OH 44643