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203 Edwards Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 79 offenders within 5 miles and 1119 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

79 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 203 Edwards Ave, Princeton, WV 24740

4 Rape

19 Child Involved

32 Assault

30 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
ADAMS, CODY MICHAEL 23 years old Child Involved Violent	18.2-370 - INDECENT LIBERTIES W/CHILD <15 - 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	974 GREASY RIDGE ROAD PRINCETON, WV, 24740	3.4	Medium
ARMSTRONG, ROBERT DWAYNE 54 years old Rapist	18.2-63 - CARNAL KNOW:OF 13-14Y:ACCUSED<18,3+OLDER,CONSENT - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-61 - RAPE - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	727 MATOAKA ROAD ROCK, WV, 24747	2.9	Medium
CUTLIP, RICKY E 66 years old Violent	2 Counts of 3rd Degree Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault by Parent, Guardian or Custodian or Person in Position of Trust. Served approximately 2 years in a correctional facility and given 5 years supervised probation and 10 years extended supervision. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	1154 HALLS RIDGE ROAD PRINCETON, WV, 24739	4.8	Medium
DUNLOP, LAWRENCE A 63 years old Violent	Aggravated Sexual Battery in the State of Virginia sentence suspended. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	339 LAMB ROAD PRINCETON, WV, 24739	1	Medium
BAILEY, RICHARD RANDOLPH 66 years old	Gross Sexual Imposition in the state of Ohio sentence suspended given 5 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	160 CELTIC STREET PRINCETON, WV, 24739	4.3	Medium

1119 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

104 Severe

132 Medium

226 Low

657 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 08:35 PM	Old Athens Rd, Princeton, WV 24739	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reports of smoke and a possible chemical or rubber burning odor in the area near Old Athens Road in Princeton. The caller reported that the smoke was making it hard to breathe, and a unit drove in personally to investigate while another unit was placed on standby.
Suspicious Conduct 07/16/2026 08:21 PM	S 6th St & Mercer St, Princeton, WV 24740	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer on Mercer Street reports a possible suspicious male who left the area near South Sixth Street after being seen close to a nearby business. The man is described as wearing a white shirt, red pants, and a ball cap and had reportedly wanted to speak with the officer.
Disturbance 07/16/2026 07:54 PM	Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported that his child’s mother was at a convenience store on Oakvale Road in Princeton, apparently intoxicated and previously harassing him at his workplace. The caller requested that officers speak with her and ask her to leave him alone. She was reported to be on foot and described as a short, thin woman with black hair.
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:52 PM	Oakvale Rd, Princeton, WV 24740	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a red pickup truck with one occupant near Oakvale Road and Edgemont Drive and moved the stop into a nearby parking lot to keep the vehicle out of the roadway.
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:24 PM	US-460, Princeton, WV	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a black Nissan Rogue on US 460 westbound near a store sign. The vehicle reportedly had a South Carolina license plate.

School	Distance
Silver Springs Early Learning Center	0.5 mi
Princeton Middle School	0.8 mi
Straley Elementary School	0.9 mi
Mercer Elementary	1.0 mi
Mercer County Technical Education Center	1.4 mi
Princeton Senior High School	1.5 mi
Princeton Primary School	1.7 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 203 Edwards Ave, Princeton, WV 24740