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242 S High Way Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 11 offenders within 5 miles and 588 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

11 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 242 S High Way, Benson, NC 27504

3 Rape

4 Child Involved

1 Assault

3 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
BURNEY, JERRY LYNN SLEDGE 44 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	1203 N WALL ST BENSON, NC, 27504	5	Medium
GRISSOM, GEORGE ANTHONY 60 years old Violent	SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-17T08:38:16	880 N WALTON AVE BENSON, NC, 27504	4.5	Medium
RAMIREZ-DIAZ, HECTOR WILLIAM 50 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	612 E HOLMES ST BENSON, NC, 27504	4.4	Medium
SEBA, JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER 32 years old Rapist	RAPE 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	327 W WOODALL ST BENSON, NC, 27504	4.7	Medium
TARTT, JUSTIN RAY 38 years old	REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16	HOMELESS BENSON, NC, 27504	4.6	Medium

588 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

76 Severe

82 Medium

88 Low

342 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:12 PM	Magnolia Ln, Dunn, NC 28334	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to reports of chest pains near Magnolia Lane and Meadowlark Road.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:11 PM	Magnolia Ln, Dunn, NC 28334	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 10 dispatched for chest pains near Magnolia Lane close to Meadowlark Road and the dead end.
Theft Report 07/16/2026 04:59 PM	E Main St, Benson, NC 27504	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are responding to a reported shoplifting at a Walgreens on East Main Street in Benson. Two people apparently stole body wash about 10 minutes earlier and then left on foot toward 10th Street and a nearby housing authority area.
Fire 07/16/2026 04:56 PM	Greenfield Rd, Dunn, NC 28334	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, crews respond to a possible fire alarm activation at an apartment in the Greenfield Village complex on Greenfield Road in Dunn, North Carolina.
Fire 07/16/2026 04:55 PM	Greenfield Rd, Dunn, NC 28334	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, units respond to a commercial fire alarm at a single-story business on Greenfield Drive near Carolina Drive, with no visible fire reported and command held by unit 1505.

Crime & Safety Report for 242 S High Way, Benson, NC 27504