Weekly Blotter | April 24- April 30

Weekly Police Report
April 24th, 2023 – April 30th, 2023
Calls for Service: 272

TRAFFIC

• Officers issued 29 traffic enforcement actions during the week. 

PROPERTY CHECKS

• 180 business checks were made. 1 unsecure door was found.

• 1 extra patrol was requested by out-of-town property owner this week.      

INCIDENTS OF INTEREST

• Dispute (Dune Road)

On April 28, 2023, officer were summoned after two neighbors had a dispute about vegetation clearing and where to place cut vegetation.  Officers assisted the neighbors in resolving their dispute.

• Mutual Aid (Thirteenth Avenue)

On April 28, 2023, officers from the Southern Shores Police Department requested assistance from Duck Officers after responding to a call involving a large group of young adults creating a disturbance.  Duck Officers maintained scene safety while Southern Shores Officers resolved the matter.

• Assist Person (Snipe Court)

On April 28, 2023, officers were called to the scene after a homeowner tripped while trying to get into their home.  Officers and Dare County EMS were able to get the subject into their residence and tend to the homeowner’s minor injury.

• Narcotics Violation (Duck Road)

On April 29, 2023, a security guard contacted officers after receiving a report of the smell of marijuana coming from a condo unit.  Officers arrived and investigated the complaint.  No charges were filed. 

TRAFFIC CRASHES

• Suspected Driving While Impaired (Duck Road / Quail Way)

On April 24, 2023, the driver of a small passenger vehicle lost control of her vehicle and drifted off the right side of Duck Road.  The vehicle  struck several posts alongside a driveway and a mailbox before coming to rest in the vegetation.  The driver was transported from the scene by Dare County EMS. The investigating officers discovered illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.  An arrest warrant was obtained charging the driver, 67 year old Karen Willis of Corolla, North Carolina, with felony possession of a schedule VI narcotic.  Officers were awaiting toxicology results when they were notified that the driver succumbed to her injuries. 

WEEKLY TRAFFIC VOLUME (As determined by ALPR Detections)

ALPR Camera	04-24-23	04-25-23	04-26-23	04-27-23	04-28-23	04-29-23	04-30-23
Northbound: Duck Into Corolla	2550	3182	3530	3388	3077	3770	2583
Southbound: Currituck Into Duck	2580	3287	3513	3213	2736	3487	3062
Northbound: SS Into Duck	4483	5457	5951	6122	5820	6268	4831
Southbound: Duck Into SS	4328	5213	5645	5310	4850	5243	5279
Total Detections	13941	17139	18639	18033	16483	18768	15755

• 56.71% of the vehicles that entered Duck passed through to Currituck County last week.