Person seen walking near university with gas can, Edwardsville IL

Suspicious Activity

Reported: 11/10/2025 04:45 PM

Circle Dr, Edwardsville, IL 62025

A caller reported seeing a person carrying a gas can walking near Circle Drive towards the Dahlabine Center and a vehicle parked near the tennis courts. Officers searched the area but did not find the person.

Audio|Source: Edwardsville, SIUE, Glen Carbon, Madison County, ISPERN Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

We got a call from a pasture by stating there's an individual walking on Circle Drive headed towards the Dahlabine Center with a gas can.

00:07

She just wanted to see if you need assistance.

00:11

10-4[1]. He said on Circle Drive heading towards the Dahlabine Center, is she wearing anything else in the description or anything like that?

00:22

Negative, she said she saw him walking on the side of the road on Circle Drive, and she said there was a vehicle parked by the tennis courts and that could be where he's headed.

00:32

24, I'll be around.

00:34

Super.

00:40

116 Amoff.

00:42

They're on thing.

00:47

168.

00:49

Hello, I just passed through Morse Circle Drive.

00:52

I do not see anybody out with the gas can walking.

00:56

I will circle around again, see if I can find them.

00:59

16A, go ahead.

01:01

Myself in 43 will be 10-8[2].

01:04

Then we're in service.

01:06

10-4[1], the caller stayed, he might be headed towards the tennis courts.

01:11

There was a vehicle parked on the side of the road; could not do a vehicle description of that either.

01:16

104, I think I got a plate of that.

01:18

I think it was a ES-8-2-313, possibly, ES 8-2-3-1-3, it was on a white, or a silver van.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.

[2]

10-8: In service and available for assignment or calls.

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Circle Dr, Edwardsville, IL 62025

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