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345 Lower Switch Back Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 9 offenders within 5 miles and 39 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

9 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 345 Lower Switch Back Rd, Union Mills, NC 28167

1 Rape

5 Child Involved

1 Assault

4 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	4.6	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	3.9	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	0.8	High
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	1.3	Medium
MITCHELL, DANIEL BRITT 34 years old Child Involved Violent	SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-17T08:38:16	19 GREASY CREEK ROAD MARION, NC, 28752	3.7	Medium

39 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

7 Severe

5 Medium

10 Low

17 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/14/2026 06:49 PM	Painters Gap Rd, Rutherfordton, NC 28139	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop on Painters Gap Road near the 300 block. A North Carolina license plate was checked and reportedly showed an active status with no warrants found.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 03:19 PM	Darlington Rd, Rutherfordton, NC 28139	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 22 responded to a medical emergency near Darlington Road in Rutherfordton. The call was reported as a medical alarm, with the patient's grandson reporting chest pain and difficulty breathing. Details are limited.
Suspicious Activity 07/08/2026 12:44 PM	Bobby McKinney Rd, Union Mills, NC 28167	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies were dispatched to a suspicious persons call at a rural residence on Bobby McKinney Road after a caller reported possible people at the apparently vacant home. Officers were asked to check the area.
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.

Crime & Safety Report for 345 Lower Switch Back Rd, Union Mills, NC 28167