The Dare County Wanted Notice
The Sheriff does not maintain a stable Most Wanted page with a fixed count or update schedule. The working route is the Dare Community Crime Line, which features a wanted item on its home page and promotes anonymous tips countywide, sometimes with rewards. Keep in mind it is a community tip service. It is not a complete roster of every Sheriff warrant or every person wanted in Dare County.
Format varies from one notice to the next. Expect a name, a photo, physical descriptors, the alleged offense, and some agency context. Verify before acting, since photos age and names repeat. The page is not a jail roster either, so it cannot tell you whether someone is still at large, has been arrested, or has a court date pending.
Keep your distance. Anyone on this wanted roster should be left to the professionals. If you spot a listed person, report it through the tip line or contact law enforcement instead of approaching them yourself. An urgent situation warrants a 911 call right away.
What a Wanted Listing Shows
Crime Line content changes, so treat these fields as a checklist rather than a fixed form. Compare any notice against the Clerk, eCourts, or the agency named in the listing.
| Listing detail | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Name | The person identified by the publisher. Confirm spelling and identity through an official case route. |
| Photo | An image supplied for the public notice. It is not conclusive proof of identity or guilt. |
| Alleged offense | The reported basis for the notice. It may not be the final charge or court result. |
| Physical description | Descriptors intended to help recognize a person. They can become out of date. |
| Agency context | The Sheriff, police, or other agency connected to the notice, when identified. |
| Tip instructions | The published phone, web, or other path for information. Follow the current Crime Line directions. |
Open the official Community Crime Line source for the live notice. Do not copy a face from a page like this. No booking photograph gets rehosted here. The image below is a representative capture of the Crime Line route, not a gallery or booking-photo display. To see the current notice, use the Crime Line page directly.
Notices come and go, so the route shifts over time. Write down the date you checked it.
How to Read Dare Wanted Notices
A wanted notice tells you where to send information. That is all it does. It is not a case file. The listed offense gives one slice of the record. A warrant notice never shows the complete history behind it.
- Open the Dare Community Crime Line page and read the notice, source agency, and current tip instructions.
- Do not approach, follow, message, or post private information about a listed person.
- Send useful information through the anonymous Crime Line route or the agency’s published channel.
- For a specific person’s public record, search North Carolina eCourts and compare the county and case details.
- For current custody, contact the Dare County Detention Center, not the Crime Line.
The Crime Line rewards page lists 252-473-3111 and 800-745-2746. The home page also shows 888-653-0009 for an ISB tip line. Check the live page for the preferred number before calling. Tip lines exist for safety information. They cannot confirm a release or pull a booking sheet.
Tips, Rewards, and Safe Reporting
Dare Community Crime Line traces its start to 1983. That launch followed an endorsement from the county. The program built itself around anonymous tips, and rewards may follow when information leads to an arrest or a recovery. The program's own page controls the current method and terms. Read it before submitting anything.
Never use social media to confront someone. Do not broadcast where they might be. The Sheriff's Facebook and X accounts are official channels, but neither works as a routine wanted or booking feed. The Sheriff app helps with county news and public-safety updates. It is not a warrant database.
Wanted List Versus Warrant Check
A curated wanted notice and a warrant check answer different questions. Plenty of active processes never reach a public Crime Line notice. The county hosts no online warrant-search portal. So a name missing from a page proves nothing either way.
| Route | What it can show | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Crime Line notice | Selected public-safety leads and tip instructions | Not complete and not a custody record. |
| North Carolina eCourts | Public case and hearing information by name, county, case number, or criteria | Some criminal-warrant information, including unreturned warrants, can be restricted. |
| Dare Clerk Criminal Division | Case and court-record assistance for felony, misdemeanor, and traffic matters | Ask what can lawfully be confirmed for the specific person. |
| Sheriff or Detention Center | Agency routing and current county custody questions | Not a public online warrant portal. |
Need a public case search? Start with the Clerk's Criminal Division page or the eCourts Portal. Phone numbers help too. The Clerk's line is 252-475-5200. For the Sheriff's Office, call 252-475-5980; the Detention Center uses 252-475-9220.
How to Check a Dare Warrant
Dare has no confirmed online warrant portal. A public case search might show a filing that is public, but that does not mean nothing else exists; restricted or active process can stay hidden from view. If a warrant touches you, speak with an attorney or the court about lawful next steps. This page will not advise anyone on dodging service or arrest.
- Search the person’s name and Dare County in the public North Carolina eCourts route.
- Compare the case number, court, name, and dates. Do not treat a similar name as a match.
- Call the Dare Clerk at 252-475-5200 for a case-specific court question.
- Call the Sheriff at 252-475-5980 or the Detention Center at 252-475-9220 to ask which office can lawfully address a custody question.
- If the person is affected, contact an attorney or the court and follow their process.
To sort out the difference between an arrest record, a warrant, and a current booking, follow the county-wide record path on Dare County's booking and mugshot page. A court case can keep moving after a release.
Common Dare Warrant Types
These labels are plain-language categories, not the documents themselves. Confirm the legal effect in the court record or with counsel.
| Term | Plain meaning |
|---|---|
| Arrest warrant | Process authorizing law enforcement to take a person into custody based on the stated charges. |
| Bench warrant | A court-issued order that can follow a missed court event or another court concern. |
| Order or criminal process | A court or magistrate document directing a lawful next step in a criminal case. |
| Unreturned warrant | A warrant record that may be restricted in public eCourts information until it is returned or otherwise handled. |
Dare County warrants come in a few common forms, and each one serves a distinct purpose.
App Alerts and Court Follow-Up
One handy tool is the Dare County Sheriff NC app, released in 2024. The county and local news call it a hub. It covers current inmate information, public-safety updates, tips, and an interactive map of registered sex offenders. Nobody has confirmed it as a full warrant list, though. The Sheriff's social media pages push announcements too, but no one has verified them as a steady booking feed. For emergencies, 911 is still the number.
After an arrest or a wanted notice, a case can move fast. Arraignment comes first. Then bond rulings, dismissals, pleas, and judgments follow. The state's Portal resources walk the public through case searching, and the Dare Clerk can hand over a certified court record when the official paperwork matters.
A wanted listing works as an investigative or public-safety notice. Treat it that way, and never use it as a reason to harass or confront anyone.