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Suspicious person seen near short 18th street at nightCharlottesville VA

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Short 18th St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

As discussed during the dispatch call, a suspicious person was reported near Short 18th Street during the night. Items were overturned on a porch around 12:30 AM, noises and a light were seen shining into a window around 1 to 1:30 AM, and another incident occurred 10 minutes before the call. The suspect was described as a black male, about 50 years old, wearing dark clothing, a hat, and a beard, arriving by bicycle.

Audio|Heard on: Charlottesville, Albemarle, and UVA Police
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01:25
Transcript:
00:00
Priority two for us, this is near Short 18th Street, near Short 18th Street in A Alpha.
00:08
The link Mike is reporting that at 12:30 AM somebody turned over items on the porch.
00:13
They then heard that noise again around 1 or 1:30 AM and saw light shining in the window from the side of the home.
00:22
They're now advising that another incident happened 10 minutes ago.
00:25
We're having the call taker clarify.
00:28
There's no message involved.
00:33
Thank you, sir.
00:34
Okay.
00:36
Hey, say, and what's your location?
00:40
I'm on the leader.
00:41
I'm headed out to the 2004.
00:45
You can meet me on the E.Lab.
00:46
You'll be right right down.
00:52
8-7 here, Pete.
00:57
8-7, you can meet me in the ED lobby.
01:04
E.C. Unifers flying Mr.
01:06
Short 18th Street is the limit advising that the light shining in the window on the side of the home is the instance that happened 10 minutes ago.
01:14
Initially believed to be able to one person to limit them to say that they only saw one person.
01:19
They were black male, 50 years old, dark clothing, their hats and a beard.
01:23
They did arrive on a bicycle.

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Short 18th St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

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