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0 Hardin Store Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 11 offenders within 5 miles and 45 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

11 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 0 Hardin Store Rd, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

1 Rape

5 Child Involved

0 Assault

6 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
DIETZ, MICHAEL WILLIAM 59 years old Child Involved	SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 3RD DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 3RD DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 3RD DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	360 CARPENTER RD RUTHERFORDTON, NC, 28139	4.7	Medium
LANCASTER, JAMESON CHRISTOPHER 39 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	290 FREEMANTOWN RD RUTHERFORDTON, NC, 28139	0.4	High
LEFAVE, DAVID JOSEPH 52 years old Child Involved	REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16	116 CAMBY RD RUTHERFORDTON, NC, 28139	1.9	Medium
MUDGE, STANLEY WILLIT 80 years old	REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16	210 CLAY BASKET TRL UNION MILLS, NC, 28167	4	Medium
TARANTINO, LOUIS A 72 years old	REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16 REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16	243 LOG CABIN LANE UNION MILLS, NC, 28167	4.2	Medium

45 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

8 Severe

10 Medium

10 Low

17 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 02:23 PM	Starling Ln, Lake Lure, NC 28746	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units 1404 and 1407 were dispatched to a home near Starling Lane to check a reported issue with a smoke detector.
Fire 07/10/2026 03:43 AM	Hamilton Rd, Rutherfordton, NC 28139	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported smoke sighting near Hamilton Road in Rutherfordton, possibly in the area of Pond Trail. A caller reported seeing smoke about half a mile from their residence, with no flames seen and nothing visible when units were on scene with the caller.
Traffic 07/08/2026 04:49 AM	Painters Gap Rd, Union Mills, NC 28167	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop involving a North Carolina vehicle whose registration is associated with a residence on Painters Gap Road in Union Mills. Around the same time, paramedics transported a sixty-six-year-old man from his home to a medical facility after he was reportedly found unconscious and showing slurred responses.
Traffic 07/08/2026 04:18 AM	Painters Gap Rd, Union Mills, NC 28167	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported injury crash on Painters Gap Road near the Union Mills and McDowell County line. Radio traffic indicated a vehicle went off an embankment and into a tree, partially blocking the roadway as responders awaited a tow truck.
Other Non-Crime 07/06/2026 09:25 AM	US-64, Rutherfordton, NC 28139	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were out with a person at a store near US-64 in Rutherfordton during a possible warrant check involving that subject.

Crime & Safety Report for 0 Hardin Store Rd, Rutherfordton, NC 28139