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Castle Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 23 offenders within 5 miles and 321 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

23 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Castle Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073

6 Rape

9 Child Involved

10 Assault

1 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	4.8	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	4.7	Medium
COLLINS, DONALD L 64 years old Violent	18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	850 CATAWBA ROAD BLACKSBURG, VA, 24060	4	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	4.6	Medium
DOWDY, ROBERT PAUL 32 years old Child Involved	18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(C) - POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY(SECOND OFFENSE) 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY 2024-10-03T02:57:29	1341 S MAIN STREET BLACKSBURG, VA, 24060	4.9	Medium

321 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

27 Severe

53 Medium

61 Low

180 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Other Incidents 07/16/2026 08:23 PM	S Main St, Blacksburg, VA 24060	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, law enforcement units from different jurisdictions plan to meet at a restaurant in Blacksburg to attempt service of a trespass order on a county resident.
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.
Traffic 07/16/2026 04:13 PM	N Fork Rd, Elliston, VA 24087	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a motor vehicle crash at a truck stop near North Fork Road in Elliston, where one tractor trailer apparently scraped the side of another truck. The involved trucks are described as a red truck and a white truck, with both drivers reportedly still on scene.
Assault Report 07/16/2026 01:25 PM	Gardenspring Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24060	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, virginia Tech police respond to a citizen report near Cross Drive about a possible dispute between a woman and a man, with a request for assistance returning some forms and equipment.
Traffic 07/16/2026 01:03 PM	N Fork Rd, Elliston, VA 24087	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported fluid leak at a truck stop near North Fork Road, which was found to be from a two-vehicle crash involving a car and a motorcycle. The apparent crash blocked North Fork, and units requested traffic control to close the lane toward the truck stop while allowing one-way traffic to continue.

Crime & Safety Report for Castle Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073