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Core Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 10 offenders within 5 miles and 133 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

10 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Core Rd, Romney, WV 26757

1 Rape

2 Child Involved

3 Assault

4 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	3.5	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	4	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	2.6	Medium
ARTHUR, BRIAN SCOTT 64 years old Rapist	2nd Degree Rape in the state of Maryland served approximately 5 years 3 months in correctional facility and given 3 years 7 months parole. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	249 WEST ROSEMARY LANE ROMNEY, WV, 26757	3	Medium
BUCKLEW, RUSSELL KNIGHT 34 years old Violent	2 Counts 1st Degree Sexual Abuse and 3rd Degree Sexual Assault served approximately 2 years 2 months in a correctional facility and given 50 years extended supervision. Victims were 2 male acquaintances between the ages of 6-12 and 13-17. 2024-12-30T07:05:03 2 Counts 1st Degree Sexual Abuse and 3rd Degree Sexual Assault served approximately 2 years 2 months in a correctional facility and given 50 years extended supervision. Victims were 2 male acquaintances between the ages of 6-12 and 13-17. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	83 CRAZY LANE ROMNEY, WV, 26757	5	Medium

133 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

8 Severe

20 Medium

36 Low

69 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.
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.
Traffic 07/14/2026 02:11 PM	South Branch River Road, Romney, WV 26757	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a single-vehicle crash off the roadway and down in a field near the 7000 block of South Branch River Road, a short distance south of Brinker Road. It is unclear from the transmissions whether anyone is inside the vehicle or injured.
Traffic 07/14/2026 11:20 AM	Northwestern Turnpike, Romney, WV 26757	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a minor vehicle crash near a gas station on Northwestern Pike involving a Subaru and a white Ford truck, with no apparent injuries.

Crime & Safety Report for Core Rd, Romney, WV 26757