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Brown Cardinal Rdg Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 13 offenders within 5 miles and 152 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

13 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Brown Cardinal Rdg, Romney, WV 26757

1 Rape

4 Child Involved

5 Assault

5 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
HINES, KEVIN MICHAEL 56 years old Violent	3rd Degree Sexual Assault served approximately 1 year and 5 months in a correctional facility and given 25 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03 3rd Degree Sexual Assault served approximately 1 year and 5 months in a correctional facility and given 25 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	319 HINES HILL RD ROMNEY, WV, 26757	1	Medium
HAYWOOD, ANTHONY KEITH JR 43 years old		145 HARVEST DRIVE ROMNEY, WV, 26757	2.3	Medium
LAYTON, CHARLES ALBERT 77 years old Child Involved Violent	Aggravated Sexual Battery and Indecent Liberties with a Minor in the state of Virginia served approximately 3 years in a correctional facility and given 4 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03 Aggravated Sexual Battery and Indecent Liberties with a Minor in the state of Virginia served approximately 3 years in a correctional facility and given 4 years probation. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	179 BLUE SPRUCE RD ROMNEY, WV, 26757	4.2	Medium
ROSE, FRANK WILLIAM 36 years old Child Involved	Distribution and Display to Minor of Obscene Matter served approximately 1 year 4 months in a correctional facility given parole. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	6 HEBER DR ROMNEY, WV, 26757	1.2	Medium
ARNOLD, CHRISTOPHER R 34 years old Violent	2 Counts Sexual Assault 3rd Degree served approximately 11 months in a correctional facility and given 30 years extended supervision. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	1547 SKYVIEW DRIVE ROMNEY, WV, 26757	2.7	Medium

152 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

7 Severe

22 Medium

37 Low

86 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 08:25 PM	E Main St, Romney, WV 26757	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch requested county or state units to check a report of a suspicious woman at a gas station on East Main Street in Romney. The caller said she had been at fuel pumps for about an hour, acting erratically and going repeatedly between the store and a lifted white pickup truck. A license plate for the truck was provided, and another woman in a pink T‑shirt running between the roadway and a nearby vehicle across the street was also mentioned as possibly involved or a separate issue.
Traffic 07/16/2026 04:16 PM	Northwestern Turnpike, Romney, WV 26757	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a reported safety issue involving two men running in and out of traffic and walking in the roadway near a grocery store on Northwestern Pike. One man was reportedly wearing a red T-shirt, and the other was described as shirtless with tan pants.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 04:11 PM	Northwestern Turnpike, Romney, WV 26757	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible fainting episode was reported near Food Lion on Northwestern Pike. Emergency medical services were dispatched, and a white truck was noted in front of the store.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 05:02 PM	E Main St, Romney, WV 26757	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a possible medical emergency involving a female in labor with contractions about 2 minutes apart was reported near Romney Town Hall on East Main Street. Responders were directed to the rear of the building.
Traffic 07/14/2026 03:40 PM	E Main St, Romney, WV 26757	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a broken-down truck stopped at a traffic light near a fast-food restaurant in Romney.

School	Distance
WV School for the Deaf & the Blind	1.1 mi
Romney Elementary School	1.7 mi
South Branch Elementary School	1.7 mi

Crime & Safety Report for Brown Cardinal Rdg, Romney, WV 26757