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539 Mosley Street Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 131 offenders within 5 miles and 70 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

131 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 539 Mosley Street, Wilmington, NC 28405

17 Rape

80 Child Involved

9 Assault

36 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
RHAMES, WILLIAM ANTHONY 53 years old Child Involved		610 PLUM NEARLY LANE APT H WILMINGTON, NC, 28403	1.8	Medium
BALDWIN, CARL L 80 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	1406 CHESTNUT ST WILMINGTON, NC, 28401	1.9	Medium
BATTS, GREGORY 59 years old Rapist	ATTEMPTED RAPE OR ATTEMPTED SEX OFFENSE (1ST,2ND DEGREE) ATTEMPTED 2024-12-17T08:38:16 ATTEMPTED RAPE OR ATTEMPTED SEX OFFENSE (1ST,2ND DEGREE) ATTEMPTED 2024-12-17T08:38:16	1304 S 7TH ST WILMINGTON, NC, 28401	3	Medium
BISHOP, JOEL F 63 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX OFFENSE 1ST DEGREE ATTEMPTED 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT OF MINOR 1ST DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	102 SOUTHERN BLVD WILMINGTON, NC, 28401	4.4	Medium
BOSTON, MICHAEL 65 years old Rapist	RAPE 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	800 BLOCK S 17TH ST WILMINGTON, NC, 28401	2.1	Medium

70 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

2 Severe

2 Medium

27 Low

39 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 09:18 AM	Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington, NC 28401	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire personnel are dispatched to assist another agency with a possible fire incident near Battleship Road and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington.
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:17 AM	Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington, NC 28401	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible vehicle crash near Battleship Road and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge on the Brunswick County side, with fire and rapid response units also dispatched.
Other Incidents 07/16/2026 08:03 AM	Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC 28401	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers in Wilmington conduct a warrant and records check on a subject linked to a 2006 Saturn near Carolina Beach Road. Dispatch reports a class B alert and multiple apparent failures to appear associated with the subject and vehicle.
Other Incidents 07/16/2026 08:03 AM	Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC 28401	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers in Wilmington appear to be conducting a traffic stop involving a 2006 Saturn vehicle. Radio traffic indicates the contacted subject has multiple outstanding failures to appear and related signal entries on record. The contact is associated with a location near Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:22 AM	S 17th St, Wilmington, NC 28401	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, an EMS transport was requested from a hospital room to a care facility near South 17th Street. No isolation precautions were needed.

School	Distance
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	0.2 mi
Career Readiness Academy at Mosley PLC	0.3 mi
R Freeman Sch of Engineering	0.8 mi
Wilmington Preparatory Academy	0.8 mi
A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	1.3 mi
Forest Hills Global Elementary	1.4 mi
New Hanover High	2.0 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 539 Mosley Street, Wilmington, NC 28405