Town of Duck Police Department
1259 Duck Road • Post Office Box 8369
Duck, North Carolina 27949
PHONE (252) 261-1112
FAX (252) 261-2108
Jeffrey E. Ackerman, Chief of Police
Weekly Police Report
December 5th, 2022 – December 11th, 2022
Calls for Service: 227
TRAFFIC
- Officers issued 32 traffic enforcement actions during the week.
PROPERTY CHECKS
- 150 business checks were made.
INCIDENTS OF INTEREST
- Trespassing (Brandon Court)
On December 5, 2022, officers responded to the report of a neighbor trespassing at this location. The neighbor was formally trespassed from the property.
- Suspicious Item (Beachfront at Olde Duck Road)
On December 11, 2022, a beachgoer contacted police after coming across a suspicious item with the word “Danger” on it. Upon arrival, officers determined the item was buoy warning of a buried cable. Officers asked the staff at the US Army Corps of Engineers Research Facility to help determine the buoys’ origin.
- Failure to Do Work (Pintail Drive)
On December 10, 2022, the homeowner at this location contacted police after a contractor she paid to work on her home failed to do the work. Officers obtained a misdemeanor warrant for 57-year-old Matthew Peelish of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Pelish was charged with failing to do work after being paid.
TRAFFIC CRASHES
- No vehicle crashes reported this week.
WEEKLY TRAFFIC VOLUME (As determined by ALPR Detections)
ALPR Camera | 12-05-22 | 12-06-22 | 12-07-22 | 12-08-22 | 12-09-22 | 12-10-22 | 12-11-22 |
Northbound: Duck Into Corolla | 1,955 | 1,746 | 1,852 | 1,868 | 2,021 | 1,459 | 870 |
Southbound: Currituck Into Duck | 1,872 | 1,678 | 1,759 | 1,858 | 1,784 | 1,348 | 1,116 |
Northbound: SS Into Duck | 3,610 | 3,591 | 3,742 | 3,858 | 4,163 | 3,157 | 2,042 |
Southbound: Duck Into SS | 3,287 | 3,124 | 3,148 | 3,429 | 3,273 | 2,705 | 2,241 |
Total Detections | 10,724 | 10,139 | 10,501 | 11,013 | 11,241 | 8,669 | 6,269 |
- 48.71% of the vehicles that entered Duck, passed through to Currituck County last week.