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West Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 13 offenders within 5 miles and 280 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

13 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near West Rd, Oberlin, OH 44074

3 Rape

6 Child Involved

0 Assault

5 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
WATSON, DENNIS M 42 years old	2907.07 - Importuning Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19	120 COMMERCE DR LAGRANGE, OH, 44050	4.7	Medium
KAISER, JOHN F 60 years old Rapist	2907.31 - Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19 2907.02 - Rape Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19 2907.05 - Gross Sexual Imposition Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19	421 COMMERCE DR E LAGRANGE, OH, 44050	5	Medium
MAINS, RYAN AUSTIN 31 years old Child Involved	2907.322 - Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter involving minor Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19	121 COMMERCE DR LAGRANGE, OH, 44050	4.7	Medium
BIRKHOLZ, JOSHUA SCOTT 45 years old	2907.05(A) - GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION VICTIM UNDER 13 Sexual Motivation 2024-12-17T11:36:19	45300 US HIGHWAY 20 OBERLIN, OH, 44074	1.6	Medium
BISHOP, JAMES E 64 years old Child Involved		VARIOUS OBERLIN, OH, 44074	2.2	Medium

280 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

50 Severe

29 Medium

59 Low

142 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:54 PM	S Park St, Oberlin, OH 44074	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders are managing a medical situation involving a 68-year-old male experiencing difficulty breathing at an apartment near South Park Street.
Fire 07/16/2026 09:10 PM	Railroad St, Lagrange, OH 44050	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched for a reported outside fire near Railroad Road north of the Phoenix and 72 Road area in Lagrange, Ohio.
Break-In 07/16/2026 06:32 PM	N Pleasant St, Oberlin, OH 44074	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible perimeter burglary alarm at Oberlin High School on Park Meadow Drive. Keyholders are being contacted.
Fire 07/16/2026 10:37 AM	S Main St, Oberlin, OH 44074	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a mutual aid request for the Oberlin Fire Department, with another department sending an engine to cover a station during a possible fire incident.
Fire 07/16/2026 10:36 AM	Oakland St, Oberlin, OH 44074	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers coordinated a mutual aid request for an engine to cover the Oakland fire station after one department was unable to respond. Additional agencies, including Carlisle and South Amherst, were contacted to provide station coverage. Radio traffic also mentioned a separate possible burglary at a house where gas pipes appeared to be stripped and police were en route.

Crime & Safety Report for West Rd, Oberlin, OH 44074