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235 Lucas Street Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 104 offenders within 5 miles and 1474 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

104 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 235 Lucas Street, Christiansburg, VA 24073

25 Rape

38 Child Involved

38 Assault

17 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
BRATTON, DOUGLAS KEITH 50 years old Violent	18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	201 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD BLACKSBURG, VA, 24060	3.7	Medium
CLARK, WENDELL TODD 42 years old Rapist Violent	18.2-361 - CRIMES AGAINST NATURE (SODOMY) 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.4 - SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-10-03T02:57:29	1999 SOUTH MAIN STREET SUITE 405 BLACKSBURG, VA, 24060	4.5	Medium
DICESARE, WALTER STEVEN 39 years old Violent	18.2-67.4 - SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	325 CHARLES STREET BLACKSBURG, VA, 24060	4.9	Medium
FINLEY, TYLER ONEIL 36 years old Child Involved Rapist	18.2-374.3(B) - COMPUTER: USE TO SOLICIT CERTAIN SEX.OFF.W/MINOR - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.3(D) - PROPOSE SEX BY COMP ETC. 15+Y, OFFENDER 7+ YR - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.3(B) - COMPUTER: USE TO SOLICIT CERTAIN SEX.OFF.W/MINOR - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.3(E) - COMPUTER ETC SOLICIT MINOR PROSTIT/PORN/SODOMY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	SULLIVAN STREET CHRISITANSBURG, VA, 24060	0.8	High
LANG, SAMUEL HARRISON JR 56 years old Child Involved		426 ADAMS MARKE DRIVE BLACKSBURG, VA, 24060	2.7	Medium

1474 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

104 Severe

182 Medium

348 Low

840 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:47 PM	S Main St, Blacksburg, VA	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers issued a be-on-the-lookout for a possible reckless, wrong-way driver in a blue Subaru near South Main and Janelle in Blacksburg, later reported traveling southbound on Janelle in the correct lane.
Disturbance 07/16/2026 07:41 PM	Dominion Dr, Christiansburg, VA 24073	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies are dispatched to a reported ongoing noise complaint involving multiple barking dogs outside near Dominion Drive in Christiansburg.
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:38 PM	US 460 Byp, Christiansburg, VA	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, christiansburg police conducted a traffic stop on US 460 bypass and requested multiple vehicle registration and subject checks for at least two vehicles, including a red 2014 Chevrolet. The checked registrations and a named subject reportedly returned valid and clear.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:35 PM	Smith Creek Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a 54-year-old woman near Smith Creek Road is conscious and breathing with high blood pressure and pulse. Rescue unit is responding.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:34 PM	Smith Creek Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services respond to a sick person near Smith Creek Road. A woman in her fifties is conscious and breathing. Rescue unit 11-1 assigned an Alpha response.

School	Distance
Christiansburg High	0.4 mi
Christiansburg Elementary	0.6 mi
Christiansburg Primary	0.7 mi
New River Valley Juvenile Detention Home	0.9 mi
Montgomery Central	1.0 mi
Montgomery County Governor's STEM Academy	1.3 mi
Altern Ed Prgm/Behav Disord Youth/Montgomery	1.3 mi
Christiansburg Middle	1.5 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 235 Lucas Street, Christiansburg, VA 24073