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8908 Southern Hwy Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 2 offenders within 5 miles and 10 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

2 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 8908 Southern Hwy, Rockport, WV 26169

0 Rape

0 Child Involved

0 Assault

2 Other

Photo	Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
	BILLS, JAMES ERNEST 58 years old	3rd Degree Sexual Abuse served approximately 90 days in a correctional facility. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	1275 LEFT FORK BUCK RUN ROAD MINERAL WELLS, WV, 26150	2.7	Medium

Photo

Name / Age / Tags

Arrest / Conviction

Address

Distance

Risk

BILLS, JAMES ERNEST

58 years old

3rd Degree Sexual Abuse served approximately 90 days in a correctional facility.

2024-12-30T07:05:03

1275 LEFT FORK BUCK RUN ROAD MINERAL WELLS, WV, 26150

2.7

Medium

10 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

3 Medium

2 Low

5 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Domestic Dispute 07/14/2026 08:46 PM	Five Mile Rd, Rockport, WV 26169	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a domestic/custody dispute at a camper on/near Five Mile Road. The father is reportedly refusing to give the child to the mother and may be waiting for her to leave so he can leave with the child. The mother is reported to be in a vehicle outside the camper, with the father and child inside. Dispatch also relayed an unconfirmed report that the father might have a “.32” (possible firearm).
Medical Emergency 07/04/2026 06:57 PM	Pond Creek Rd, Rockport, WV 26169	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a welfare check is requested for a female walking on Pond Creek Road near (number withheld) Pond Creek Road. She is described as about 5 feet tall, with blonde hair, wearing black shorts and a dark top. She has been walking for a few hours heading back to Parkersburg. Unit 26 was asked to back unit 32.
Suspicious Activity 06/16/2026 10:16 AM	Buffalo Run Rd, Rockport, WV 26169	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies dispatched near Buffalo Run Rd in Wood County for a report of an unwanted person on the property; caller reports the person is moving property/items onto the location and is not supposed to be there.
Disorderly Conduct 06/14/2026 01:51 PM	Southern Hwy, Mineral Wells, WV 26150	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of disorderly individuals panhandling, asking for money, and yelling inside a general store near Southern Highway. The people reportedly left in a Ford Focus with a male driver and female passenger heading southbound on the highway.
Disorderly Conduct 06/14/2026 12:58 PM	Rockport, WV 26169	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were asked to check the area near a Rockport general store and the old elementary school for a woman with gray hair and a flower tank top who was reportedly asking people for money and becoming upset when they refused.

Crime & Safety Report for 8908 Southern Hwy, Rockport, WV 26169