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9343 North Carolina 131 Highway Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 18 offenders within 5 miles and 15 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

18 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 9343 North Carolina 131 Highway, Bladenboro, NC 28320

2 Rape

10 Child Involved

4 Assault

6 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
CARR, CLARENCE EDWARD JR 43 years old		3769 CENTER ROAD ELIZABETHTOWN, NC, 28337	1.6	Medium
SHIPMAN, ERVIN JERRY 47 years old Child Involved	KIDNAPPING AGAINST A MINOR (1ST,2ND) 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	269 OLD HICKORY LANE LOT 45 ELIZABETHTOWN, NC, 28337	2.8	Medium
BORDEAUX, MARK E 67 years old Child Involved	SEX OFFENSE 1ST DEGREE - W/CHILD UNDER 13 2024-12-17T08:38:16	1517 PLEASANT GROVE CHURC BLADENBORO, NC, 28320	1.7	Medium
BROWN, JOSEPH ALLEN 62 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	12631 NC 242 HWY SOUTH BLADENBORO, NC, 28320	4.4	Medium
COURTNEY, RONALD ALAN JR 39 years old		91 TODD BRITT CT BLADENBORO, NC, 28320	4.2	Medium

15 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

8 Severe

3 Low

4 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 06:58 AM	Village St, Bladenboro, NC 28320	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reported a possible motor vehicle crash with property damage on Sundew Village Street in Bladenboro. County units were advised to respond to the scene.
Road Closure 07/10/2026 02:45 PM	NC-410, Bladenboro, NC 28320	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, crews responded to a tree down blocking the roadway on NC Highway 410 near Community Baptist Church in the Bladenboro area, near Pleasant Grove Church Road and NC Highway 131.
Medical Emergency 07/08/2026 02:21 PM	Old Hwy 41, Bladenboro, NC 28320	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical personnel were sent to an unconscious person at a location near Old Highway 41 and North Carolina 131 Highway in Bladenboro. Radio updates indicate the patient began breathing again after one dose of Narcan, suggesting a possible overdose-related medical emergency.
Traffic 07/08/2026 10:34 AM	Gaston Dr, Bladenboro, NC 28320	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop involving a vehicle with an apparent incorrect plate near Gaston Drive in Bladenboro. Dispatch reported that the original plate had been turned in, and provided another plate that may be the one assigned to the vehicle, along with its expired registration information. A medic unit was also reported en route to a hospital.
Traffic 07/02/2026 09:25 AM	Ernest S Lewis Dr, Elizabethtown, NC 28337	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible two-vehicle crash with property damage on NC 41 near Ernest Lewis Drive in Bladen County involving a white Ford and a white Lexus passenger car.

Crime & Safety Report for 9343 North Carolina 131 Highway, Bladenboro, NC 28320