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301 East Poplar Avenue Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 5 offenders within 5 miles and 123 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

5 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 301 East Poplar Avenue, Cameron, WI 54822

4 Rape

1 Child Involved

5 Assault

0 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
HORTON, BRANDON DEVON 41 years old Rapist Violent	Third-Degree Sexual Assault 2024-12-17T08:08:31	2192 18 1/2 AVE RICE LAKE, WI, 54868	4.3	Medium
LEVAN, TERENCE S 50 years old Child Involved Rapist Violent	First-Degree Sexual Assault of a Child 2024-12-17T08:08:31	1693 20 1/2 ST RICE LAKE, WI, 54868	2.7	Medium
EBERT, ANDREA L 43 years old Violent	Sexual Assault of a Student by School Staff 2024-12-17T08:08:31	2154 11 1/2 AVE CHETEK, WI, 54728	2.7	Medium
WALKER, BRIAN D 50 years old Rapist Violent	Third-Degree Sexual Assault 2024-12-17T08:08:31	2245 11 1/4 AVE CHETEK, WI, 54728	3.4	Medium
VELDMAN, DENNIS A 30 years old Rapist Violent	Third-Degree Sexual Assault 2024-12-17T08:08:31 Fourth-Degree Sexual Assault 2024-12-17T08:08:31	605 W MAIN ST APT 2 CAMERON, WI, 54822	0.6	High

123 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

7 Severe

15 Medium

29 Low

72 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 01:32 PM	24 1/2 St, Rice Lake, WI 54868	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to a location on 24 1/2 Street in Rice Lake for a reported cardiac arrest. A man in his 50s was found outside unresponsive, described as cold and stiff, and the caller did not begin CPR.
Animal Cruelty 07/16/2026 12:28 PM	West Ave, Rice Lake, WI 54868	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a possible animal welfare issue in the Walmart parking lot, where two dogs were in a parked car with the engine off and windows down near a cart area. An officer acknowledged the call and stated they would handle the situation.
Fire 07/16/2026 11:52 AM	19 3/4 St, Cameron, WI 54822	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch requested Cameron Fire to respond to a location on 19 and 3/4 Street in Cameron for a gas line that was reportedly struck.
Fire 07/14/2026 08:19 PM	W South St, Rice Lake, WI 54868	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported smoke condition at Glenwood Commons, a three-story housing building near West South Street in Rice Lake. A worker on the second floor reported smoke near a bathroom window. The apparent source was a washer belt that began smoking and set off the fire alarms. Crews ventilated the building and the alarm system was reset to normal.
Fire 07/14/2026 08:11 PM	W South St, Rice Lake, WI 54868	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, rice Lake fire crews were dispatched to a possible commercial fire alarm at a residential complex on West South Street, reporting a smoke alarm activation in a second-floor east hallway. Engine 4 responded to the scene.

School	Distance
Cameron Middle	0.7 mi
North Star Academy	0.7 mi
Cameron Elementary	0.7 mi
Cameron High	0.7 mi
Cameron Academy of Virtual Education	0.7 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 301 East Poplar Avenue, Cameron, WI 54822