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8801 Ponderosa Pine Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 113 offenders within 5 miles and 252 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

113 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 8801 Ponderosa Pine Rd, Temple, TX

28 Rape

67 Child Involved

59 Assault

16 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
DENSMORE, DUANE JOSEPH 63 years old Violent		802 TWIN OAKS DR TEMPLE, TX, 76504	3.5	Medium
LORENZ, KENNETH ANTON 77 years old Child Involved		UNKNOWN(TEMPLE TX 76504 BELL) TEMPLE, TX, 76504	3.8	Medium
LOPEZ, MIGUEL 50 years old Child Involved		ABSCONDED(TX 76513 BELL) N/A, TX, 76513	4.9	Medium
BUECHNER, ROBERT 82 years old Rapist	CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 286(b)(2) - Offense: SODOMY/THE VICTIM IS UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE 2024-10-06T06:51:37 CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 288A (b)(2) - Offense: ORAL COPULATION/VICTIM IS UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE 2024-10-06T06:51:37 CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 289 (i) - Offense: PENETRATION BY FOREIGN OBJECT/THE VICTIM IS UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE 2024-10-06T06:51:37 CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE 289 (i) - Offense: PENETRATION BY FOREIGN OBJECT/THE VICTIM IS UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE 2024-10-06T06:51:37	8016 REDBRUSH TEMPLE, TX, 76502	1.6	Medium
BROOKS, CHRISTOPHER EDWARD 52 years old Child Involved Rapist Violent	TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B) - Offense: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD 2024-10-06T06:51:37 TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B) - Offense: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD 2024-10-06T06:51:37 TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011 - Offense: SEXUAL ASSAULT 2024-10-06T06:51:37	10598 TX-36 TEMPLE, TX, 76502	2.3	Medium

252 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

35 Severe

1 Medium

44 Low

172 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/04/2026 07:59 PM	W Adams Ave, Temple, TX 76502	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers reported a disabled gray Jeep Grand Cherokee blocking a right-hand lane near Adams and Research by a medical facility, and requested a tow truck.
Traffic 07/04/2026 07:54 PM	Airport Rd & N Kegley Rd, Temple, TX 76502	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible crash notification near Airport Road and North Kegley Road, where there were no disturbance sounds and no response from the reported vehicle. Traffic became heavily backed up in the area, including near a nearby Walmart. Police later checked the area and reported that it was clear.
Traffic 07/04/2026 07:54 PM	W Adams Ave, Temple, TX 76502	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a malfunctioning traffic signal near the Walmart on Adams Avenue, causing heavy backups through nearby intersections. Units were directed to multiple intersections in the area to manually control traffic and clear congestion. A separate call mentioned a four-year-old boy with a firework burn, with the scene reported clear.
Traffic 07/04/2026 06:40 PM	Sparta Rd, Belton, TX 76513	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a possible single-vehicle accident near Northwest Highway 201 and Sparta Road with two people needing medical assessment and a later request for a tow truck. In a separate call, a man near Western Avenue reported being assaulted at his residence by two known individuals and an unknown male who then left in a black Denali, possibly heading toward Pleasanton, and he declined EMS.
Traffic 07/04/2026 04:01 PM	Stonehollow, Temple, TX 76502	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer requested a unit to check on a parked truck reportedly left unattended in the middle of the road at the roundabout near Stone Hollow, creating a possible traffic hazard.

School	Distance
JAMES L BURRELL EL	0.5 mi
LAKE BELTON H S	0.7 mi
HIGH POINT EL	0.8 mi
NORTH BELTON MIDDLE	0.9 mi
PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS TEMPLE	1.1 mi
TARVER EL	1.4 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 8801 Ponderosa Pine Rd, Temple, TX