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728 Center Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 384 offenders within 5 miles and 3550 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

384 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 728 Center Ave, Newport News, VA 23605

105 Rape

143 Child Involved

102 Assault

83 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
LYMAN, HILBERT RONALD 54 years old Child Involved Violent		900 DAPHIA CIR NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23601	4.3	Medium
CARTER, GEORGE EDWARD 75 years old Rapist Violent	18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-61 - RAPE - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.1 - FORCIBLE SODOMY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	9924 JEFFERSON AVENUE NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23005	0.5	High
KOZUH, JASON LEWIS 45 years old Violent	18.2-472.1 - SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-472.1 - SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-472.1 - SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-472.1 - SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.4 - SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-10-03T02:57:29	614 ELLEN ROAD NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23605	1.8	Medium
HAMMOND, RODNEY DEAN 51 years old Violent	18.2-67.3(A)(2) - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	473 WOLF DRIVE NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23601	3.6	Medium
BIGGS, JOHN TILLMAN 62 years old Child Involved Violent		5000 CHESTNUT AVENUE NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23605	2.5	Medium

3550 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

360 Severe

180 Medium

324 Low

2686 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:30 PM	Marketplace Dr, Hampton, VA 23666	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 9 dispatched for a back pain emergency near Marketplace Drive and Power Plant Parkway. Patient is an elderly male in a wheelchair.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:30 PM	Marketplace Dr, Hampton, VA 23666	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical team was dispatched to a routine back pain call near Marketplace Drive in Hampton, close to Power Plant Parkway and LongHorn Steakhouse.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:01 PM	Kecoughtan Rd, Hampton, VA	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medic unit was dispatched to a possible poisoning involving heart problems for a 76-year-old man in District 3 near Kecoughtan Road and Dam Road in Hampton, Virginia.
Fire 07/16/2026 07:47 PM	Waterfront Cir, Newport News, VA 23607	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a high rise residential building near Waterfront Circle in Newport News. Engine and ladder units reported a 12-story building with nothing showing from the exterior and began investigating a lobby panel indicating possible hallway smoke on an upper floor.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:35 PM	Harpers Dr, Newport News, VA 23601	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 6 was dispatched for a possible fall near Chesapeake Retirement on Harper's Hill Road. Cross streets include Louise Drive and Blackwater Circle.

School	Distance
Carver Elementary	0.1 mi
Crittenden Middle	0.2 mi
Mary W. Jackson Elementary	0.7 mi
Hilton Elementary	0.9 mi
Sedgefield Elementary	0.9 mi
Homer L. Hines Middle	1.4 mi
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	1.6 mi
Cesar Tarrant Middle	1.8 mi
George P. Phenix Elementary	1.8 mi
Heritage High School Governor's STEM Academy	1.9 mi
Heritage High	1.9 mi
Huntington Middle	1.9 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 728 Center Ave, Newport News, VA 23605