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596 Purdys Run Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 32 offenders within 5 miles and 835 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

32 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 596 Purdys Run Rd, Shinnston, WV 26431

0 Rape

5 Child Involved

10 Assault

18 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
CLUTTER, JAMES HUBERT 60 years old Violent	3rd Degree Sexual Assault sentence suspended given 5 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	35 SCENIC VIEW DRIVE CLARKSBURG, WV, 26301	3.9	Medium
COGAR, HAROLD LEE II 55 years old		209 WOODLAWN DRIVE SHINNSTON, WV, 26431	3.7	Medium
BABCOCK, GERALD L II 49 years old		1986 HOOD AVENUE SHINNSTON, WV, 26431	2.8	Medium
HEATER, ROY EUGENE 66 years old Child Involved Violent	1996 - 3 counts First Degree Sexual Abuse. 1997- 2 counts First Degree Sexual Assault served approximately 17 years and 6 months in a correctional facility. Victims were two minor female family members and a minor male family member. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	97 VIRGINIA AVENUE SHINNSTON, WV, 26431	3.5	Medium
MASSEY, JEREMY D 36 years old Violent	Attempt to Commit 2nd Degree Sexual Assault given 3 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03 Attempt to Commit 2nd Degree Sexual Assault given 3 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	93 4TH STREET SHINNSTON, WV, 26431	4.2	Medium

835 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

92 Severe

101 Medium

158 Low

484 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:48 PM	Medical Park Dr, Bridgeport, WV 26330	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS reports a 60-year-old man being transported to a hospital for apparent difficulty breathing, chest pain, and nausea, with advanced life support care in progress.
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 09:42 PM	GreenTree Dr, Shinnston, WV 26431	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies from another county were called to assist with a suspicious person complaint at a home on Green Tree Drive, where a caller reported multiple people knocking on the door since around midnight and the caller’s husband believed the sounds came from two males.
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 09:39 PM	GreenTree Dr, Shinnston, WV 26431	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies provided mutual aid to investigate a possible suspicious person complaint at a home on Green Tree Drive, where the caller reported several people, possibly two males, repeatedly knocking on the door since around midnight.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:09 PM	Monroe St, Shinnston, WV 26431	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers handled two apparent medical emergencies. One was for a man with shortness of breath at a location on Monroe Street in Shinnston. Another involved a man with a history of cardiac issues and seizures who had a seizure at work and was feeling dizzy, hiding, and scared. Different EMS companies were assigned as units became available.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 06:45 PM	Medical Park Dr, Bridgeport, WV 26330	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a 79-year-old female patient is under basic life support care and reports abdominal pain and nausea near Medical Park Drive. The patient was seen at the same facility earlier that day and is currently vitally stable.

Crime & Safety Report for 596 Purdys Run Rd, Shinnston, WV 26431