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4980 Long Shop Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 17 offenders within 5 miles and 145 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

17 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 4980 Long Shop Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060

4 Rape

7 Child Involved

7 Assault

3 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
SARVER, EDWARD LEE 75 years old Violent	18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	7643 BELSPRING ROAD BELSPRING, VA, 24058	3.7	Medium
GREEN, LESLIE HERMANED JR 58 years old Child Involved Violent	18.2-370 - TAKING INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILDREN - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.4 - SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-370 - INDECENT LIBERTIES: W/ CHILD - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	PO BOX 297 PARROTT, VA, 24132	3.8	Medium
OLIVER, JOHN LEWIS 59 years old Violent	18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	4140 MCCOY ROAD BLACKSBURG, VA, 24060	1	Medium
FRALIN, ALLEN WAYNE 50 years old Child Involved	18.2-472.1 - VIOL SEX OFFNDR/MURDR REG:FAIL 2 REG- FALSE INFO - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-63 - CARNAL KNOW:OF 13-14Y:ACCUSED<18,3+OLDER,CONSENT - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-63 - CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD 13 TO 15 YEARS OLD - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	6212 PARROTT MOUNTAIN ROAD PARROTT, VA, 24132	4	Medium
LAINO, ALEXANDER KENNETH 51 years old Rapist		7082 HICKMAN CEMETARY ROAD FAIRLAWN, VA, 24141	4.6	Medium

145 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

12 Severe

20 Medium

20 Low

93 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 06:01 PM	Peppers Ferry Rd NW, Radford, VA 24141	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies are sent to a reported traffic hazard on Peppers Ferry Road near Shamrock Circle, where a deer was apparently struck by a vehicle and remains in the roadway with a motorist stopped nearby.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:13 PM	Tilia Ct, Fairlawn, VA 24141	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to a possible medical problem involving a male patient near Tilia Court. A deputy was requested due to no contact with the patient. The patient is reportedly about 500 pounds.
Traffic 07/16/2026 04:23 AM	Whitethorne Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible minor vehicle crash with no injuries in the Kentland Farms parking lot involving a gray Dodge truck and a gray Subaru.
Break-In 07/16/2026 12:04 AM	Branch St, Blacksburg, VA 24060	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a residence near Branch Street for a reported trespass, where a caller said a woman who had previously stayed there was outside again and refusing to leave. No clear verbal altercation was reported, and the caller reportedly seemed possibly intoxicated or confused.
Disturbance 07/12/2026 06:32 PM	Groundhog Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a possible open 911 call from the Groundhog Road area near Tunnel and Brandywine in Christiansburg, with apparent yelling and a Spanish‑speaking female voice heard in the background. Units were sent to check the area when call backs did not clearly identify the exact location.

Crime & Safety Report for 4980 Long Shop Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060