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86 Mel Lane Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 48 offenders within 5 miles and 558 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

48 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 86 Mel Lane, Washington, NC 27889

4 Rape

29 Child Involved

5 Assault

15 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
LUTHER, JOE ANDREW 71 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	2632 WINDMILL RD CHOCOWINITY, NC, 27817	4.7	Medium
THIGPEN, CLARENCE KEVIN 58 years old		619 N MARKET ST WASHINGTON, NC, 27889	4.4	Medium
WILSON, ASHLEY MOSES 45 years old Child Involved		123 BONNER CIRCLE WASHINGTON, NC, 27889	0.8	High
WAINWRIGHT, JESSE J 56 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	221 SANDY MEADOWS LANE CHOCOWINITY, NC, 27817	4.1	Medium
ALLIGOOD, DWIGHT KELLY 74 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	85 BRIGHT RD 2 WASHINGTON, NC, 27889	2.1	Medium

558 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

51 Severe

61 Medium

141 Low

305 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 08:58 PM	Dan Taylor Rd, Washington, NC 27889	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a call about a possible domestic assault on Dan Taylor Road in Washington. The reporting party said her intoxicated husband punched her and was threatening her, and she later admitted she punched him first. There was a report of possible weapons involvement. Deputies responded, and the man reportedly left the scene with his uncle in a truck.
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 08:56 PM	Dan Taylor Rd, Washington, NC 27889	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a possible domestic assault at a home on Dan Taylor Road in Washington. The caller reported that her intoxicated husband punched her and that she would wait on the porch. Responding units later reported that the parties were separated but the situation was still active.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:45 PM	Highland Dr, Washington, NC 27889	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call was made for a 78-year-old woman who fell near Highland Drive and St. Mary's Road. Fire and EMS units responded and are on scene.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:16 PM	John Small Ave, Washington, NC 27889	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS requested to assist with a lift near John Small Avenue, Washington. Bunyan Fire Station 73 is responding. The location is across the street from a firefighter's house on the left side.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:01 PM	John Small Ave, Washington, NC 27889	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were sent to a location near John Small Avenue for a possible fall involving a 76-year-old female.

School	Distance
Beaufort Co Early College High	1.6 mi
Washington Montessori	1.7 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 86 Mel Lane, Washington, NC 27889