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242 SW 27th St Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 8 offenders within 5 miles and 418 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

8 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 242 SW 27th St, Newport, OR 97365

4 Rape

0 Child Involved

0 Assault

4 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
Michael Joe Bowers years old Rapist	RAPE 1-FEL 2024-12-30T15:39:03	201 3rd Street Newport, OR, 97365	1.4	Medium
Michael Shane Sweeden years old	PUB INDECENCY-MISD 2024-12-30T15:39:03 BURGLARY 1-FEL 2024-12-30T15:39:03 ONLINE CORRUP 2-FEL 2024-12-30T15:39:03	825 7th St Tent, Newport, OR, 97365	1.8	Medium
David Raymond Rauch years old	NY-MISDEMEANOR 2024-12-30T15:39:03	50 SE 123RD ST SOUTH BEACH, OR, 97366	4.8	Medium
Douglas Allen Ashcroft years old	AT SEX ABUSE 3-MISD 2024-12-30T15:39:03	A/O 169 N COAST HWY 101 NEWPORT, OR, 97365	1.4	Medium
James Matthew Kinsey years old	SEX ABUSE 2-FEL 2024-12-30T15:39:03 PUB INDECENCY-MISD 2024-12-30T15:39:03	1411 SE MARINE DRIVE NEWPORT, OR, 97365	1.4	Medium

418 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

43 Severe

69 Medium

89 Low

217 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Substance Use 07/16/2026 09:40 PM	NE 31st St & N Coast Hwy, Newport, OR 97365	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers and medics responded to a possible drug overdose involving a man near Northeast 31st Street and North Coast Highway in Newport. The man was transported to a hospital, and officers coordinated with the hospital about a possible change of destination and a larceny warrant from Placer County, including whether he could be picked up after release.
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:39 PM	NE 31st St & N Coast Hwy, Newport, OR 97365	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near Northeast 31st Street and North Coast Highway in Newport. They checked records for the vehicle and occupants, including one person with a larceny record from another county. One individual was transported to a hospital while officers coordinated with medical staff and verified identification information.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:32 PM	NE 20th St, Newport, OR 97365	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, responders responded to a priority two overdose near Central Willamette Bank in Newport. The initial call was for (number withheld) Northeast 20th Street, but the patient was located outside the bank. Engine 31 was stood down after contact was made by another unit.
Fire 07/16/2026 03:18 PM	SW Arbor Dr, South Beach, OR 97366	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a reported working fire near Southwest Arbor Drive, with an engine and medic unit responding.
Traffic 07/16/2026 03:16 PM	SW 9th St, Newport, OR 97365	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near West Olive Street and 9th Street involving an Oregon vehicle. Dispatch noted there was no expiration date listed for the 2019 Acura MDX registration.

School	Distance
Yaquina View Elementary	1.3 mi
Newport High School	1.5 mi
Newport Middle School	1.8 mi
Sam Case Elementary	2.0 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 242 SW 27th St, Newport, OR 97365