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Valley Hill Drive Meadow Creek Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 70 offenders within 5 miles and 81 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

70 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Valley Hill Drive Meadow Creek Rd, Galax, VA 24333

8 Rape

39 Child Involved

15 Assault

13 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
HAGA, RALPH EDWARD JR 57 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 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	760 SKYLINE HIGHWAY GALAX, VA, 24333	2	Medium
SPRULIN, CALEB DANIEL 21 years old Child Involved	18.2-374.1:1(C) - POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY(SECOND OFFENSE) 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(C) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: REPRODUCE/SELL/TRANSMIT 2024-10-03T02:57:29	750 CREEKVIEW DRIVE GALAX, VA, 24333	4.2	Medium
LINEBERRY, DAVID RAY 59 years old		300 EAST GRAYSON STREET GALAX, VA, 24333	2.4	Medium
LINVILLE, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT 43 years old Rapist		901 S MAIN ST GALAX, VA, 24333	2	Medium
LINVILLE, JIMMY RAY 64 years old Rapist		604 BEDSAUL ROAD GALAX, VA, 24333	2.5	Medium

81 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

14 Severe

11 Medium

17 Low

39 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 05:05 PM	Gilmer Ln, Galax, VA 24333	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and the fire marshal were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire near the 100 block of Gilmer Miller Road. Radio traffic indicates a single vehicle was fully involved in flames in the middle of the roadway, and additional engines were requested.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 06:45 AM	Windmill Rd, Galax, VA 24333	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, there is a possible medical emergency near Windmill Road, between West Fifth Street and West Sixth Street, around 09:45. The patient's condition is unclear.
Traffic 07/16/2026 02:52 AM	S Main St, Galax, VA 24333	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible motor vehicle crash on South Main Street in Galax, Virginia. The vehicle is described as off the roadway near a small drive-in and not operable.
Fire 07/14/2026 09:24 AM	Skyline Hwy, Galax, VA 24333	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews are dispatched to check a reported vehicle fire with heavy smoke coming from under the hood near Skyline Highway in Galax, Virginia.
Disturbance 07/14/2026 08:28 AM	Cranberry Rd, Galax, VA 24333	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded near a hotel in Galax, Virginia, after housekeepers reported a possibly intoxicated man walking toward a nearby medical office. The man was described as having (description withheld) and wearing a (description withheld).

School	Distance
Galax Middle	1.8 mi
Coop Ctr For Excep Children	1.9 mi
Galax High	1.9 mi

Crime & Safety Report for Valley Hill Drive Meadow Creek Rd, Galax, VA 24333