Weekly Blotter | Sept. 23 – Sept. 29

Town of Duck Police Department
1259 Duck Road • Post Office Box 8369
Duck, North Carolina 27949
PHONE (252) 261-1112
FAX (252) 261-2108

Weekly Police Report
September 23, 2024 – September 29, 2024
Calls for Service: 181

TRAFFIC

  • Officers issued 14 traffic enforcement actions during the week. 

PROPERTY CHECKS

  • 98 business checks were made. 2 unsecured doors were found.
  • 1 extra patrol was requested by an out-of-town property owner this week.      

INCIDENTS OF INTEREST

  • Trespassing In Progress (Sound Sea Avenue)

On September 23, 2024, an officer was dispatched to an unknown male on the victim’s property. Upon arrival, officers spoke to both parties and found the situation was a miscommunication over pumping water.

  • Fraud (Duck Road)

On September 26, 2024, officers responded to the bank after a suspect attempted to cash a $30,000 check that bank personnel believed was fraudulent. The suspect left the bank before the officers arrived. An investigation is ongoing, and leads are being followed up on.

  • Fraud (Duck Road)

On September 29, 2024, officers were dispatched to the above listed location in reference to fraud. Guests staying at the Sanderling Inn had an outstanding bill of $4,000. Due to an internet outage, the bill could not be paid with the credit card on file. When internet service was restored, staff determined that the name on the credit card on file did not match the guest’s name. The guests left before the bill was settled. An investigation is ongoing into this matter. 

TRAFFIC CRASHES

  • 1209 Duck Road (Accident PD Only)

On September 26, 2024, officers responded to a minor vehicle crash in the parking lot of HanDee Hugos. No injuries were reported.

WEEKLY TRAFFIC VOLUME (As determined by ALPR Detections)

ALPR Camera9/22/20249/23/20249/24/20249/2520249/26/20249/27/20249/28/2024
Northbound: Duck Into Corolla4,8624,0054,0494,2584,5574,0055,244
Southbound: Currituck Into Duck4,9353,9234,1814,1574,1893,9975,071
Northbound: SS Into Duck8,2546,8827,1157,3317,5777,4788,067
Southbound: Duck Into SS8,6146,9737,1107,3277,6547,2438,687
Total Detections26,66521,78322,45523,07323,97722,72327,069
  • 58.78% of the vehicles that entered Duck passed through to Currituck County last week.