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6500 Burkemont Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 26 offenders within 5 miles and 303 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

26 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 6500 Burkemont Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

4 Rape

16 Child Involved

0 Assault

9 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
BECK, ALFRED HOYT 59 years old	REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16	2680 RIDGE CREEK DRIVE MORGANTON, NC, 28655	4.5	Medium
BROWN, JEFFREY MICHAEL 42 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	4017 SHERWOOD HEIGHTS MORGANTON, NC, 28655	3	Medium
CARAWAY, WALTER HENRY 60 years old Rapist	RAPE 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	4781 CHARLIE CRAWLEY RD MORGANTON, NC, 28655	2.2	Medium
CHAPMAN, JOHNNY LEE 34 years old		1823 SKYLAND DR MORGANTON, NC, 28655	3.2	Medium
EDNEY, JEFFREY W 50 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	1848 HOPEWELL RD MORGANTON, NC, 28655	2.6	Medium

303 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

33 Severe

45 Medium

50 Low

175 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Activity 07/14/2026 05:09 PM	Patrick Murphy Dr, Morganton, NC 28655	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers issued a be-on-the-lookout alert for a suspicious vehicle near Patrick Murphy Drive in Morganton. The report involves a white female driving a blue Fiat, last reported traveling westbound and connected to information from Mint Hill police.
Missing Person 07/14/2026 05:05 PM	Patrick Murphy Dr, Morganton, NC 28655	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers coordinated a possible missing person or welfare check based on a phone ping near Patrick Murphy Drive in Morganton. A white woman in a blue sedan was believed to be traveling westbound, possibly on Interstate 40, and state highway patrol and other agencies were notified to search the area.
Suspicious Activity 07/14/2026 04:44 PM	Henredon Rd, Morganton, NC 28655	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are conducting a possible search for a person who reportedly ran into the woods near Henry Don Road after a caller directed them to a nearby trail.
Assault Report 07/14/2026 03:38 PM	Old Colony Rd, Morganton, NC 28655	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a 911 hang-up from near Old Colony Road, where a male caller was reportedly yelling that someone had been hit in the head before the line disconnected. A callback reached no one, and the situation is being treated as a possible assault.
Suspicious Person 07/14/2026 02:08 PM	Walker Rd, Morganton, NC 28655	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a possible suspicious older man near a church on Walker Road in Morganton. The caller described the man as a white male without a shirt, still wearing other clothing, standing or walking near the roadway and church property.

Crime & Safety Report for 6500 Burkemont Rd, Morganton, NC 28655