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4679 State Highway 18 Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 8 offenders within 5 miles and 78 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

8 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 4679 State Highway 18, Moravian Falls, NC 28654

0 Rape

3 Child Involved

0 Assault

5 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
KANYUH, MICHAEL A 70 years old Child Involved	Produce, Direct, Promote Sexual Perform. by Child; F.S. 827.071(3) (PRINCIPAL) 2024-09-02T17:06:34 POSS OF PHOTO/PICTURE SHOWING SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD; F.S. 827.071(5) (5 COUNTS - PRINCIPAL) 2024-09-02T17:06:34	LAST REPORTED ADDRESS - OUT OF STATE MORAVIAN FALLS, NC, 28654	4.1	Medium
BOLES, RONALD LEWIS 55 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	424 FALLS ROAD MORAVIAN FALLS, NC, 28654	3.5	Medium
BRASON, FREDERICK WELLS III 43 years old		5350 NC HWY 16 SOUTH MORAVIAN FALLS, NC, 28654	4	Medium
HATFIELD, WOODROW MARTIN 43 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	1732 NC HWY 18 S MORAVIAN FALLS, NC, 28654	2.6	Medium
HAYES, ARVIN ROSCOE 61 years old	FELONIOUS INDECENT EXPOSURE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	4115 FALLS ROAD MORAVIAN FALLS, NC, 28654	0.4	High

78 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

11 Severe

8 Medium

15 Low

44 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Break-In 07/16/2026 04:23 PM	Boone Gap Rd, Boomer, NC 28606	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a trespassing complaint near Boone Gap Road involving a person on a motorcycle who reportedly will not leave a residence. Units are advised they are responding to the location.
Fire 07/16/2026 01:22 PM	Ridge Ln, Wilkesboro, NC 28697	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm with smoke from the dining room at a group home on Ridge Lane near Appaloosa Ridge Road. Units investigated the single-story nursing and group facility and the incident was determined to be a false alarm, so other responding units were canceled. A separate call reported a 68-year-old woman with breathing problems on Sparta Road, with fire and EMS units dispatched there as well.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 04:42 AM	Jess Walsh Dr, Wilkesboro, NC 28697	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded near Jess Walsh Drive for a routine sick call involving an adult male with a feeding tube issue.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 06:54 PM	Moravian Falls Rd, Moravian Falls, NC 28654	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, there is a medical emergency involving a 50-year-old female diabetic patient near Moravian Falls Road. She is conscious and breathing but not fully alert, with a reported blood sugar level of 230. First responders have been dispatched.
Traffic 07/12/2026 07:25 PM	Old NC-268, Wilkesboro, NC 28697	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies conducted a traffic stop involving a Ford Escape with expired registration near a business on Old 268 in Wilkesboro.

Crime & Safety Report for 4679 State Highway 18, Moravian Falls, NC 28654