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215 N Lehigh St Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 23 offenders within 5 miles and 44 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

23 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 215 N Lehigh St, Tamaqua, PA 18252

4 Rape

6 Child Involved

12 Assault

6 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
JACKSON, SCOTT ANDREW 36 years old Child Involved	FL047-USE OF COMPUTER TO SERV TO SEDUCE, SOLICIT 2024-12-11T18:15:10	3 SUNFLOWER LN NEW RINGGOLD, PA, 17960	4.5	Medium
CEDERBORG, CALVIN DAVID 38 years old Violent	3126-INDECENT ASSAULT 2024-12-11T18:15:10	31 PROGRESS AVENUE TAMAQUA, PA, 18252	2.3	Medium
YANCHURA, RYAN PAUL 29 years old Child Involved	6312-SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN 2024-12-11T18:15:10 6312-SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN 2024-12-11T18:15:10	9 MAHANOY AVE TAMAQUA, PA, 18252	1.7	Medium
SNYDER, GARY DEAN JR 53 years old Violent	3125-AGGRAVATED INDECENT ASSAULT 2024-12-11T18:15:10	143 MAHANOY AVE TAMAQUA, PA, 18252	1.7	Medium
EVANS, TODD CHRISTOPHER 39 years old Child Involved	US028-DISTRIBUTION AND RECEIPT OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY 2024-12-11T18:15:10	127 WERTMAN ROAD TAMAQUA, PA, 18252	4.4	Medium

44 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

14 Severe

6 Medium

8 Low

16 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 08:23 AM	Lafayette Ave, Tamaqua, PA 18252	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical emergency for chest pain was reported near the Greenwood Center at Lafayette Avenue in Rush Township; the initial dispatch was later canceled.
Fire 07/12/2026 07:47 PM	Cumberland Ave, Tamaqua, PA 18252	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel were dispatched to a home on Cumberland Avenue in Rush Township for a public assist involving a carbon monoxide alarm that reportedly activated after hairspray may have affected the detector. A lieutenant responded with a meter to check the situation as a precaution.
Fire 07/10/2026 08:49 AM	W Bertsch St, Lansford, PA 18232	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible structure fire was reported at a building on West Bertsch Street in Lansford Borough, Carbon County.
Fire 07/10/2026 08:48 AM	W Bertsch St, Lansford, PA 18232	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible commercial structure fire at a Dollar General store in Lansford Borough near West Birch, First, or Third Street. Multiple fire trucks, including units 14 and 15, are dispatched to the scene.
Fire 07/04/2026 07:34 PM	Mountain Rd, Tamaqua, PA 18252	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded near West Mountain Road in Walker Township for multiple wires reported down across a driveway, with additional tree and wire issues reported on West Bacon Street in Palo Alto.

School	Distance
Tamaqua El Sch	0.4 mi
Tamaqua Area SHS	0.4 mi
Tamaqua Area MS	0.5 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 215 N Lehigh St, Tamaqua, PA 18252