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4896 Ridge Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 20 offenders within 5 miles and 496 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

20 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 4896 Ridge Rd, Wadsworth, OH 44281

0 Rape

11 Child Involved

3 Assault

7 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
SCOTT, MICHAEL D 50 years old Violent	2907.03 - Sexual Battery Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19	1291 MEDINA LINE RD MEDINA, OH	3.9	Medium
GRAY, JAMES DAVID 51 years old Child Involved	2907.323 - Illegal Use of Minor in Nudity Oriented Material Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19 0 - Non Sex Other Offense Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19 2907.322 - Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter involving minor Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19	1455 WOLF CREEK TRAIL SHARON CENTER, OH, 44274	3.2	Medium
PUSE, MICHAEL JAMES 52 years old		38 S MEDINA LINE RD COPLEY, OH, 44321	2.5	Medium
ROBINSON, DONNY RAY 41 years old		4076 MEDINA ROAD AKRON, OH, 44333	4.7	Medium
HAYDU, DON KEITH 58 years old		1486 MEDINA RD MEDINA, OH, 44256	0.6	High

496 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

77 Severe

86 Medium

69 Low

264 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 09:52 PM	Medina Rd, Akron, OH 44321	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible welfare check for a man reportedly standing in the roadway and talking to himself near Medina Road and the I-77 area. The man was described as wearing a (description withheld) and carrying a (description withheld).
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 09:50 PM	Medina Rd, Akron, OH 44321	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to reports of a man standing in the roadway and talking to himself near Dyer Road by the I-77 and Medina Road area. Units 282 and 267 located and contacted the man for a possible welfare check.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 02:35 PM	Medina Rd, Medina, OH 44256	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical emergency involving a male in his 70s who fell was reported near Medina Road at Story Point, room (number withheld). Sharon Rescue squad was requested for a second call.
Assault Report 07/16/2026 02:17 PM	Montrose W Ave, Akron, OH 44321	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a possible AI-generated call from an unknown male threatening the hotel manager at a hotel on Montrose West Avenue in Akron. The caller said he was going there and that there would be trouble. Officers were requested to follow up to identify the caller or obtain a callback number.
Traffic 07/16/2026 01:40 PM	Medina Rd, Medina, OH 44256	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported two-vehicle crash near the 1700 block of Medina Road. A man in a Subaru said he was hit hard and requested medical evaluation. Units from Sharon, Granger, and the sheriff’s medic service were dispatched, and radio traffic was moved to a tactical channel. A separate call involved an 87-year-old woman with apparent stroke symptoms on Kennard Road.

School	Distance
Highland High School	1.5 mi
Granger Elementary School	1.9 mi
Highland Middle School	2.0 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 4896 Ridge Rd, Wadsworth, OH 44281