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8317 Pontius Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 75 offenders within 5 miles and 592 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

75 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 8317 Pontius Rd, Groveport, OH 43125

14 Rape

27 Child Involved

6 Assault

34 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
NANCE, JOHN MICHAEL 31 years old Child Involved	1260 COLLINGS DRIVE LOCKBOURNE, OH, 43137	4.1	Medium
SPENCER, SCOTT 67 years old Child Involved	2120 CREEKSIDE PKWY LOCKBOURNE, OH, 43137	4.2	Medium
GAPSKE, PAUL DAVID 65 years old	5940 CLYDE MOORE DR GROVEPORT, OH, 43125	3.6	Medium
FARTHING, JERRY KEITH 52 years old	4337 AIRBASE RD ASHVILLE, OH, 43103	2.1	Medium
AGLER, ALAN BOLTON 76 years old	6600 ALUM CREEK DR GROVEPORT, OH, 43125	2.7	Medium

592 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

91 Severe

69 Medium

101 Low

331 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 08:49 PM	Tallman St & Cherry St, Groveport, OH 43125	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of an orange Dodge Charger swerving and unable to stay in its lane, with the reporting driver following it through the Groveport and Bixby area. An officer located the vehicle near Tallman Street and Cherry Street and conducted a traffic stop, after which the situation was treated as a disabled vehicle.
Utility Issue 07/16/2026 07:51 PM	David Harris Ave, Columbus, OH 43217	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, public works are sent to an apartment on Harris Road to check a reported partial power or low voltage issue affecting (number withheld) leg of the service.
Disturbance 07/16/2026 07:39 PM	Dexter Ct & Rathmell Rd, Obetz, OH 43207	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a possibly disorderly man near Dexter Court and Rathmell Road. The man was reportedly shirtless, wearing sagging pants, yelling, and swinging at the air, with no weapon seen.
Traffic 07/16/2026 06:37 PM	West St, Groveport, OH 43125	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, units responded to a reported road hazard on West Street involving a semi that apparently hit a power line, with lines down on the semi and several vehicles.
Fire 07/16/2026 05:24 PM	Frusta Dr, Obetz, OH 43207	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported incident at a two-story hotel near Frusta Drive in Obetz. Ladder 27 and Engine 33 found nothing showing, the building was not evacuated, and the situation was later reported as contained and a false alarm.

Crime & Safety Report for 8317 Pontius Rd, Groveport, OH 43125