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Riata Loop Box Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 2 offenders within 5 miles and 10 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

2 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Riata Loop Box, New Underwood, SD 57761

2 Rape

0 Child Involved

0 Assault

0 Other

Photo	Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
	METZ, EDWIN LEIGH 62 years old Rapist	RAPE-2ND DEGREE 2024-12-21T07:19:24	213 S A AVE NEW UNDERWOOD, SD, 57761	4.6	Medium

Photo

Name / Age / Tags

Arrest / Conviction

Address

Distance

Risk

METZ, EDWIN LEIGH

62 years old

Rapist

RAPE-2ND DEGREE

2024-12-21T07:19:24

213 S A AVE NEW UNDERWOOD, SD, 57761

4.6

Medium

10 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

1 Severe

2 Medium

2 Low

5 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/04/2026 08:50 PM	S Baily Ave, New Underwood, SD 57761	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in New Underwood responded to a small pile of wood burning outside an abandoned house near South Bailey Avenue, across from East Oak Street and East Ash Street. The fire was reported as not spreading, and no one was trapped or injured.
Weapons 07/04/2026 08:01 PM	S Madison Ave, New Underwood, SD 57761	SERIOUS	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of an apparent assault with a weapon in New Underwood near South Madison Avenue. A suspect reportedly pointed a firearm at several people and then left in a white GMC, traveling south and then east toward nearby football fields. No description of the suspect was available.
Fire 07/04/2026 06:20 PM	W Elm St, New Underwood, SD 57761	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were sent to a reported structure fire near Elm Street across from a fire station. Crews found that the smoke was from a vehicle doing burnouts and melting its tires, not from a building fire. There was no active fire, and one person at a separate address reportedly had smoke inhalation, for which a medic unit responded non-emergent.
Traffic 06/30/2026 01:52 PM	I-90, New Underwood, SD	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a possible reckless silver pickup driving westbound on I-90 near the New Underwood exit, allegedly swerving across lanes and nearly hitting the caller and other vehicles. The reporting party is willing to sign a complaint.
Medical Emergency 06/26/2026 05:41 PM	S Madison Ave, New Underwood, SD 57761	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services responded to a medical call for a 71-year-old male with significant bleeding from the lower leg at the Good Samaritan Center near South Madison Avenue. The patient was conscious and breathing with no shock symptoms.

Crime & Safety Report for Riata Loop Box, New Underwood, SD 57761