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76 Hershel Ln Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 36 offenders within 5 miles and 344 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

36 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 76 Hershel Ln, Swannanoa, NC 28778

1 Rape

12 Child Involved

0 Assault

23 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
BOWDITCH, KENNETH F 34 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 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	42 DODE WHITAKER RD FAIRVIEW, NC, 28730	4.2	Medium
DAVENPORT, KACEY LEILA OIKAR 42 years old		56 SPRING MOUNTAIN RD FAIRVIEW, NC, 28730	4.6	Medium
HOPSON, MATTHEW R 47 years old Child Involved	FELONIOUS RESTRAINT AGAINST A MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEXUAL OFFENSE WITH CERTAIN VICTIMS 2024-12-17T08:38:16 FELONIOUS RESTRAINT AGAINST A MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 FELONIOUS RESTRAINT AGAINST A MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	1018 OLD FORT RD FAIRVIEW, NC, 28730	4.3	Medium
JENKINS, RICHARD MARLEN 76 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	89 INDIAN MOUND TRAIL FAIRVIEW, NC, 28730	4.3	Medium
KUYKENDALL, ROBERT WAYNE 76 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	300 WEBB CREEK ROAD FAIRVIEW, NC, 28730	4.7	Medium

344 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

40 Severe

17 Medium

31 Low

256 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Fire 07/16/2026 11:13 AM	Eastwood Ave, Swannanoa, NC 28778	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a possible illegal burn reported near Eastwood Avenue. A unit is later diverted from that complaint to respond with station crews to a possible gunshot wound call near Mockingbird Road and Maplewood Drive, with staging directed near a church at Bottle Cove and Montgomery.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:04 AM	Quail Hollow Dr, Fairview, NC 28730	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a reported accidental overdose near Quail Hollow Drive and Blue Ridge Development Road in Fairview, North Carolina.
Fire 07/16/2026 06:28 AM	Upper College Rd, Swannanoa, NC 28778	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a reported fire alarm at a building near Upper College Road and East Lane in Swannanoa. Responding crews reported a three-story masonry structure with nothing apparent showing and indicated they were investigating the alarm.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 04:27 AM	Pinnacle Point Dr, Asheville, NC 28805	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, an unknown medical emergency was reported near Pinnacle Point Drive. Ladder 8 was dispatched to the location.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 04:22 AM	Pinnacle Point Dr, Asheville, NC 28805	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, engine 8 responded to an unknown medical emergency near Pinnacle Point Drive and Little Cedar Court.

School	Distance
ArtSpace Charter School	0.8 mi
Community High School	1.0 mi
Williams Elementary	1.2 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 76 Hershel Ln, Swannanoa, NC 28778