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Upper Childers Run Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 35 offenders within 5 miles and 680 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

35 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Upper Childers Run, Buckhannon, WV 26201

1 Rape

5 Child Involved

12 Assault

18 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
WILMOTH, JASON HOWARD 38 years old Violent	3rd Degree Sexual Assault served approximately 2 1/2 years in a correctional facility. 2024-12-30T07:05:03 3rd Degree Sexual Assault served approximately 2 1/2 years in a correctional facility. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	89 FAITH ACRES BUCKHANNON, WV, 26201	2.8	Medium
MOORE, DUSTIN T 34 years old	1st Degree Sexual Abuse served approximately 3 years 3 months in a correctional facility given 6 years extended supervision. 2024-12-30T07:05:03	4469 LITTLE SAND RUN ROAD BUCKHANNON, WV, 26201	3.2	Medium
HAMER, TOMMY D II 42 years old		2620 TALLMANSVILLE RD BUCKHANNON, WV, 26201	3.5	Medium
ALKIRE, CHARLES JUNIOR JR 48 years old		228 1\2 CAMDEN AVE BUCKHANNON, WV, 26201	1.9	Medium
BENDER, RANDALL GENE JR 43 years old		99 LOUDINS LANE BUCKHANNON, WV, 26201	1.6	Medium

680 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

19 Severe

60 Medium

111 Low

490 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 06:46 PM	S Kanawha St, Buckhannon, WV 26201	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near a fast-food restaurant and requested a registration check on a Ford F-150 pickup truck.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 06:26 PM	Pinnell St, Buckhannon, WV 26201	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical alarm with apparent fall detection was reported near Pinnell Street. Station 77 was dispatched and responded.
Traffic 07/16/2026 04:57 PM	Buckhannon Xrds, Buckhannon, WV 26201	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of a hit-and-run crash in the parking lot of a Dunkin location. A red Pontiac G6 allegedly struck the caller’s vehicle and left the scene, reportedly heading toward a nearby military museum. Units contacted the caller at the scene and began attempting to locate the suspect vehicle using the reported registration information and description of front-end damage.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 04:51 PM	Amalia Dr, Buckhannon, WV 26201	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS reports an inbound adult male patient with a tracheostomy who is having apparent trouble breathing. Vitals are stable, and the crew is a few minutes from the hospital. IV access was not started after the patient gestured toward a nearby object.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 04:29 PM	Casual St, Buckhannon, WV 26201	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS units were sent to a residence near Casual Street in Buckhannon for a tracheostomy patient with apparent breathing difficulty, a throat mass, throat and lung cancer, and a suspected infection. The caller requested that the patient be transported to UHC, where the patient’s medical team is located.

Crime & Safety Report for Upper Childers Run, Buckhannon, WV 26201