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3078 Pax Hill Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 24 offenders within 5 miles and 228 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

24 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 3078 Pax Hill Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

0 Rape

16 Child Involved

1 Assault

8 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
BEAVER, BOBBY WAYNE 49 years old Child Involved	4653 CELIA CREEK RD LENOIR, NC, 28645	3.5	Medium
MESSER, CHRISTOPHER LYNN 38 years old Child Involved	5121 CELIA CREEK RD LENOIR, NC, 28645	3.9	Medium
MESSER, ERNEST RAY 53 years old Child Involved	5178 CELIA CREEK RD LENOIR, NC, 28645	3.7	Medium
MIKEAL, JERRY L 56 years old Child Involved	3271 TURTLE DOVE ST LENOIR, NC, 28645	4.8	Medium
MORGAN, CHARLES W 53 years old Child Involved	3394 LAWS STREET LENOIR, NC, 28645	4.7	Medium

228 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

19 Severe

34 Medium

35 Low

140 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 02:35 PM	Sunset Trail, Lenoir, NC 28645	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and forest service units responded to a reported unattended controlled burn near Sunset Trail and Morganton Boulevard in Lenoir. A neighbor reported that the fire was still burning and was worried it could spread to nearby woods. When responders checked the listed location, they did not initially see a fire and planned to follow up with the neighbor.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 12:56 PM	Lyndsey Ln, Lenoir, NC 28645	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS responded to a reported allergic reaction after a female was stung by bees outside near the front door of a residence near Lyndsey Lane and Plainmore Beach Road.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 10:01 PM	Summit St, Morganton, NC 28655	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews and law enforcement responded near Summit Street in Morganton for a reported sixty-year-old man who was depressed and suicidal. He was contacted outside, had no reported self-inflicted injuries or weapons, and was later detained and taken away with EMS.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 09:50 PM	Summit St, Morganton, NC 28655	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, psychiatric call for a person reported feeling suicidal near Summit Street. EMS requested, with responders instructed to stage.
Traffic 07/14/2026 08:22 PM	Roy Caldwell St, Morganton, NC 28655	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reported a property-damage-only traffic crash on Roy Caldwell Street in Morganton involving a Volkswagen Beetle that apparently struck a dog. A name and phone number were reportedly left on a slip at the scene.

Crime & Safety Report for 3078 Pax Hill Rd, Morganton, NC 28655