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1029 Trace Creek Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 18 offenders within 5 miles and 60 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

18 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 1029 Trace Creek Rd, Salt Rock, WV 25559

0 Rape

4 Child Involved

8 Assault

6 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
MESSENGER, HARVEY WARREN 53 years old	1st Degree Sexual Abuse sentence suspended given 5 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	1898 ROACH ROAD SALT ROCK, WV, 25559	2.3	Medium
WALDEN, JAMES PAUL 65 years old Child Involved	Indecency with a Child in the state of Texas served approximately 1 year 7 months in a correctional facility. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	7606 STATE RT 10 SALT ROCK, WV, 25559	3.4	Medium
WOOTEN, MATTHEW CLINTON 48 years old Violent	3rd Degree Sexual Assault served approximately 1 year and 2 months in a correctional facility given 20 years extended supervision. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	184 BLEDSOE HOLLOW ROAD SALT ROCK, WV, 25559	2	Medium
WILT, LUCANUS KEITH 35 years old Violent	Battery-Sexually Motivated served approximately 10 months in a correctional facility. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	708 HOLIDAY PARK SALT ROCK, WV, 25559	4	Medium
BROWNING, CHRISTOPHER W 53 years old Violent	2 Counts 1st Degree Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse by Parent, Guardian or Custodian. Served approximately 23 1/2 years in a correctional facility. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	117 EASY HOLLOW WEST HAMLIN, WV, 25571	4.2	Medium

60 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

8 Severe

4 Medium

18 Low

30 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 05:17 AM	Hickory Ridge Rd, Salt Rock, WV 25559	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reported a possible domestic disturbance on Hickory Ridge Road in Salt Rock, where a woman said her ex-partner became angry, pushed her, and damaged property before leaving. She requested deputies to take a report.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 02:18 AM	Coleman Hill Rd, West Hamlin, WV 25571	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services responded to a location near Coleman Hill Road in West Hamlin for a 47-year-old male who was confused and unsure of his identity or location. The individual was recently hospitalized for liver failure. The address is described as a white house about two-tenths of a mile up on the right.
Suspicious Activity 07/14/2026 02:32 PM	Misty Valley Ln, Milton, WV 25541	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a call from a neighbor near Misty Valley Lane in Milton about a possible unknown emergency, reporting a woman screaming and asking someone to call 911. Multiple units were sent to check the area.
Road Closure 07/14/2026 08:59 AM	Cyrus Creek Rd, Barboursville, WV 25504	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a report of a tree down in the roadway near Cyrus Creek Road and Route 60, later updated to the area of the 700 block of Cyrus Creek Road. The tree was reportedly blocking the entire roadway with vehicles using a driveway to get around it, and highway crews were requested to respond. In a separate call, officers were notified of a possible package delivery scam involving medical devices at an apartment building on East Beaver Road. Another incident involved a male who had been told he was trespassing at a store on North Avenue, then walked to a nearby parking lot while reportedly continuing to threaten the caller.
Medical Emergency 07/12/2026 12:34 PM	Lincoln St, West Hamlin, WV 25571	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to a nursing home near Lincoln St for a reported shortness of breath in an elderly female patient.

Crime & Safety Report for 1029 Trace Creek Rd, Salt Rock, WV 25559