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7340 Downs Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 14 offenders within 5 miles and 116 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

14 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 7340 Downs Ave, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

3 Rape

9 Child Involved

0 Assault

4 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
ANTHONY, ANDREW LEE 53 years old Child Involved Rapist	SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 RAPE 2ND DEGREE ATTEMPTED 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT OF MINOR 1ST DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INCEST WITH NEAR RELATIVES ATTEMPTED 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX EXPLOIT MINOR 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 CHILD ABUSE: SEXUAL ACT ON A CHILD BY PARENT OR CARETAKER 2024-12-17T08:38:16	3736 NC 18 HWY VALE, NC, 28168	2.8	Medium
HEFNER, DAVID ALLEN 40 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR AIDING & ABETTING 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR AIDING & ABETTING 2024-12-17T08:38:16	8259 COOKSVILLE RD VALE, NC, 28168	4.5	Medium
FERGUSON, JAMES BEN 54 years old Child Involved	SEX OFFENSE 1ST DEGREE - W/CHILD UNDER 13 2024-12-17T08:38:16	3855 OBIES KNOB RD MORGANTON, NC, 28655	3.8	Medium
WELLMAN, MICHAEL WAYNE 53 years old	SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16	5276 RIVER RD MORGANTON, NC, 28655	4.3	Medium
WERKHEISER, RICHARD WILLIAM 66 years old Child Involved	REGISTERED AS A RESULT OF OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTION 2024-12-17T08:38:16	342 DIRTY ANKLE RD LAWNDALE, NC, 28090	3.9	Medium

116 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

10 Severe

15 Medium

20 Low

71 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 03:09 PM	Wellman Rd, Vale, NC 28168	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a location on Wellman Road near Rolling Farm Road and Hutchinson Lane for a complaint about an apparent illegal burn. The reporting party said a woman at the scene was burning unknown “1067 material” and acting very strangely and irate before the caller left the area.
Fire 07/16/2026 03:09 PM	Wellman Rd, Vale, NC 28168	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to a property on Wellman Road after a caller reported a woman burning possible prohibited materials, acting strangely and very irate. The caller left the area and mentioned having a firearm for protection.
Fire 07/16/2026 03:04 PM	Wellman Rd, Vale, NC 28168	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a reported illegal burn near Wellman Road and Ronnie Farm Road after a caller reported heavy black smoke. The caller later advised that someone at the fire was possibly burning narcotics and became irate, and law enforcement was requested to respond with the fire department.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:47 AM	Newfield Ct, Lawndale, NC 28090	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 35 dispatched to a medical call near Newfield Court and Cesar Road for a doctor's appointment.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:25 AM	NC-18, Vale, NC 28168	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medic units were dispatched on an emergency response to a reported elderly woman with difficulty breathing near Highway 18 by Willis Road and Sydney Lane. The caller, a transportation driver, reported the passenger would be waiting in the driveway.

Crime & Safety Report for 7340 Downs Ave, Connelly Springs, NC 28612