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6934 Pipers Gap Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 18 offenders within 5 miles and 40 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

18 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 6934 Pipers Gap Rd, Galax, VA 24333

3 Rape

8 Child Involved

5 Assault

3 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
MCDONALD, RONALD DEAN 73 years old		1272 PARKWOOD ROAD LAMBSBURG, VA, 24351	2.8	Medium
DAVIS, FRED RAYMOND 80 years old		1550 CHESTNUT GROVE RD LAMBSBURG, VA, 24351	3.9	Medium
LYNCH, JOHN CHARLES 75 years old Child Involved	18.2-370 - INDECENT LIBERTIES: W/ CHILD - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	2394 PIPERS GAP ROAD GALAX, VA, 24333	4.2	Medium
RIGGINS, JAMES ERIC 45 years old Child Involved Rapist	UCMJ ART 125 - SODOMY WITH CHILD <16 - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 UCMJ ART 120 - RAPE - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	307 RIPPEY HOLLOW ROAD GALAX, VA, 24333	2.7	Medium
ROSENBAUM, MARK ALLEN 55 years old Child Involved	18.2-67.2 - OBJECT SEXUAL PENETRATION - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1 - PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, FINANCE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	11 RELIGION ROAD GALAX, VA, 24333	4.2	Medium

40 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

3 Severe

5 Medium

7 Low

25 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 05:05 PM	Gilmer Ln, Galax, VA 24333	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and the fire marshal were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire near the 100 block of Gilmer Miller Road. Radio traffic indicates a single vehicle was fully involved in flames in the middle of the roadway, and additional engines were requested.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:45 AM	State Rd 918, Galax, VA 24333	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel respond to a fall requiring lift assist near Campbell Drive and Stonewick Court.
Missing Person 07/16/2026 10:34 AM	Pipers Gap Rd, Galax, VA 24333	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies respond to a welfare check for a young child reportedly found alone near Pipers Gap Road, wearing only a tank top and diaper, after a caller said the mother did not appear to be looking for the child.
Suspicious Call 07/14/2026 01:53 AM	Forest Acres Ln, Galax, VA 24333	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to check a possible 911 hang-up call near Forest Acres Lane in Galax. The call came from a 911-only phone, and no one was heard or reached on the line.
Medical Emergency 07/12/2026 11:11 AM	Old Pipers Gap Rd, Lambsburg, VA 24351	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews are dispatched to a truck stop near Old Pipers Gap Road for a 39-year-old woman in a black Chevy Traverse reporting increased heart rate, right-sided burning chest pain, and rapid breathing that began about 15 minutes earlier while parked toward the bottom of the lot.

Crime & Safety Report for 6934 Pipers Gap Rd, Galax, VA 24333