Weekly Blotter | Feb. 6 – Feb. 12

Weekly Police Report
February 6th, 2023 – February 12th, 2023
Calls for Service: 283

TRAFFIC

• Officers issued 6 traffic enforcement actions during the week. 

PROPERTY CHECKS

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

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

INCIDENTS OF INTEREST

• Suspicious Condition (Dune Road)

On February 6, 2023, officers responded to a report of a possible break-in after the caller saw flashlights being used inside a residence.  Officers found construction workers were using flashlights reform work after dark.

• Dispute (4^th Avenue / Duck Road)

On February 8, 2023, officers were notified that a vehicle involved in a road rage incident in Southern Shores, was seen traveling into Duck. Officers located the vehicle and identified the occupants. The driver of the suspect vehicle admitted to arguing with another driver. The suspect’s information was passed along to Southern Shores officers to peruse charges.

• Recovery of a Stolen Vehicle (Duck Road)

On February 8, 2023, officers were contacted by management about a group of suspicious individuals who checked in to three condo units in the Ocean Pines community.  When officers arrived to investigate the situation, two individuals ran from the scene after spotting the officers. One of the suspects was apprehended after a brief foot chase.  The second suspect was not apprehended, but officers later learned he was picked up and transported back to Virginia.  After an extensive on-scene investigation, officers learned that a 2021 U-Haul van parked at the scene had been rented in Missouri by a member of the group. 31-year-old Jennifer Wymann of Virginia Beach, Virginia was arrested and charged with possession of stolen property.  Wymann was held at the Dare County Detention Center in leu of a $20,000 secured bond. Management evicted the other subjects from the property and officers escorted them to Wal-Mart in Kitty Hawk. A backpack was later found inside one of the condos.  Officers searched the abandoned backpack and found drug paraphernalia and a flash drive and several notebooks containing evidence of interstate/international credit card fraud.  As the appropriate law enforcement agency, the FBI was contacted and asked to further investigate the evidence. 

• Dispute (Duck Road)

On February 12, 2023, officers responded to Barrier Island Station after receiving a report of a dispute between two construction workers.  The reporting party stated there was an intoxicated male doing “burnouts” in front of the condos. A physical fight broke out between the driver and several others. Upon arrival officers spoke with the crew foreman who had resolved the issue by removing the suspect from his vehicle, taking the keys to the vehicle, and walking the suspect back to his room.  All parties on scene were satisfied with the outcome.  

TRAFFIC CRASHES

• No traffic crashes reported this week.

WEEKLY TRAFFIC VOLUME (As determined by ALPR Detections)

ALPR Camera	02-06-23	02-07-23	02-08-23	02-09-23	02-10-23	02-11-23	02-12-23
Northbound: Duck Into Corolla	1,971	2,168	2,137	2,276	2,149	1,641	648
Southbound: Currituck Into Duck	1,849	2,023	1,955	2,153	1,949	1,544	899
Northbound: SS Into Duck	3,615	3,859	3,896	4,080	4,110	3,259	1,707
Southbound: Duck Into SS	3,262	3,504	3,428	3,705	3,462	2,821	1,796
Total Detections	10,697	11,554	11,416	12,214	11,670	9,265	5,050

• 52.96% of the vehicles that entered Duck, passed through to Currituck County last week.