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535 Ocean Boulevard W Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 45 offenders within 5 miles and 317 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

45 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 535 Ocean Boulevard W, Holden Beach, NC 28462

4 Rape

28 Child Involved

4 Assault

12 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
ARROWOOD, DAVID HAMILTON 68 years old	SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16	114 SHRIMP ST HOLDEN BEACH, NC, 28462	2.6	Medium
BALDWIN, ALBERT R 72 years old	SEX OFFENSE 1ST DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX OFFENSE 1ST DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX OFFENSE 1ST DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	2193 BASS AVE SW SUPPLY, NC, 28462	2.6	Medium
BYNNER, JEFFREY E 35 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	2919 B ST SUPPLY, NC, 28462	1.8	Medium
GOFORTH, MARK N 54 years old Child Involved	SEX OFFENSE 1ST DEGREE ATTEMPTED 2024-12-17T08:38:16	2583 LIVE OAK DR SUPPLY, NC, 28462	0.9	High
HEDRICK, LYDIE DENISE 64 years old Violent	SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-12-17T08:38:16	2056 FOREST DR SUPPLY, NC, 28462	2.3	Medium

317 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

32 Severe

29 Medium

67 Low

189 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:44 PM	Lions Paw, Holden Beach, NC 28462	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to Lions Paw Drive for a 60-year-old male who is conscious and breathing but unable to stand and keeps falling over.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:01 PM	Sturgis Dr SW, Shallotte, NC 28470	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a service call was reported near Sturgis Highway involving a black male wearing red clothing and black sandals. Traffic was temporarily held and then resumed normally.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 03:15 PM	Dolphin Dr, Holden Beach, NC 28462	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to Dolphin Drive in Holden Beach for a medical emergency involving a reported thirty-year-old woman who was not conscious.
Traffic 07/16/2026 01:47 PM	Ocean Blvd W, Holden Beach, NC 28462	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop in front of a location on Ocean Boulevard West in Holden Beach involving a vehicle with a North Carolina license plate.
Missing Person 07/16/2026 01:11 PM	Shallotte Inlet, Holden Beach, NC 28462	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, marine patrol was notified of a possible boater in distress near Shallotte Inlet after a report that a boat was repeatedly hit by waves. Responders were unable to recontact the caller, and a marine unit acknowledged the call.

Crime & Safety Report for 535 Ocean Boulevard W, Holden Beach, NC 28462