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518 15th Avenue Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 60 offenders within 5 miles and 1520 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

60 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 518 15th Avenue, Puyallup, WA 98372

25 Rape

41 Child Involved

9 Assault

12 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
MORINAGA, MARK JAMES 51 years old		1400TH BLOCK OF 8TH AVE MILTON, WA, 98354	4.8	Medium
PRATER, HARRY LEE 74 years old Child Involved Rapist	9A.44.070 - Statutory Rape in the first degree 2024-12-17T11:41:59	1400TH BLOCK OF 8TH AVE MILTON, WA, 98354	4.8	Medium
BEINS, DENNIS LEE 69 years old	28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59 28-1463.03 - VISUAL DEPICTION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT 2024-12-17T11:41:59	11300 BLOCK OF VICKERY AV E TACOMA, WA, 98446	4.6	Medium
BRAGGS, FRED DOUGLASS 67 years old	2024-12-17T11:41:59	3000TH BLOCK OF 92ND ST E TACOMA, WA, 98446	4.8	Medium
HOPKINS, ZACHARY EDWARD 44 years old Child Involved Rapist	9A.64.020(1)(b) - Incest in the first degree 2024-12-17T11:41:59 9A.44.079 - Rape of a child in the third degree 2024-12-17T11:41:59	11500 BLOCK OF 40TH AVE E TACOMA, WA, 98446	4.5	Medium

1520 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

151 Severe

285 Medium

452 Low

632 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 10:38 PM	Canyon Rd E, Puyallup, WA 98373	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies investigated a suspicious occupied vehicle in the parking lot of a Safeway store on or near 112th Street. They requested another unit for assistance and reported that one person was detained in connection with the vehicle.
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 10:17 PM	131st St Ct E, South Hill, WA 98374	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers respond to a possible physical domestic dispute at a residence near 131st Street East in South Hill, Washington.
Traffic 07/16/2026 08:59 PM	WA-161 & 156th St E, South Hill, WA 98375	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a single vehicle that apparently went into a ditch and caused an injury collision near SR 161 and 156th Street. The involved vehicle is described as a black two-door BMW.
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:30 PM	WA-161 & 140th St Ct E, South Hill, WA 98373	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conduct a traffic stop on southbound state route 161 near 140th Street in the South Hill area, possibly involving a specific vehicle license plate.
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:23 PM	33rd St E, Edgewood, WA 98371	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers respond to a vehicle complaint near the (number withheld) block of 33rd Street East involving an older multicolored mini dirt bike with no license plate reportedly being ridden through the neighborhood.

School	Distance
Kalles Junior High	0.7 mi
Wildwood Elementary	0.9 mi
Spinning Elementary	0.9 mi
Meeker Elementary	1.0 mi
PSD Special Services	1.1 mi
Stewart Elementary	1.2 mi
Puyallup High School	1.3 mi
Ferrucci Jr High	1.3 mi
Shaw Road Elementary	1.4 mi
Maplewood Elementary	1.4 mi
Aylen Jr High	1.7 mi
Fruitland Elementary	1.8 mi
Sunrise Elementary	1.8 mi
Puyallup Parent Partnership Program	1.9 mi
Puyallup Open Doors/POD	1.9 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 518 15th Avenue, Puyallup, WA 98372