Suspicious male with backpack reported in alley

Heard on: Van Wert County Public Safety

01:58

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Fifteen, that's clear.

00:01

Alleyway in between Harrison and South Walnut break.

00:08

Go ahead.

00:14

CP about the south end by Spencer.

00:17

There's a male with a backpack standing around.

00:24

This is 625.

00:36

15-2.

00:40

3615.

00:43

745, hang on, 10.

00:47

3745.

00:53

They went from four.

00:58

Go ahead, uniform.

01:02

We just called down to dispatch to confirm that employee wasn't out here.

01:11

Will do.

01:17

This is Van Wert.

01:24

16.

01:26

Disregard.

01:36

Did the CP give any other description?

01:40

I just passed a male wearing a (description withheld),

01:43

blue jean shorts, with a drawstring backpack,

01:47

walking northbound on Walnut.

01:53

They just advised there was a male with a backpack on standing in the alleyway.

7/27/2026 10:50 PM

Suspicious Activity

S Walnut St, Van Wert, OH 45891

Suspicious male with backpack reported in alley

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a suspicious male with a backpack standing in an alley between Harrison and South Walnut streets near the south end by a local landmark. An officer later reported seeing a male in a (description withheld), blue jean shorts, with a drawstring backpack walking northbound on Walnut Street.

Suspicious male with backpack reported in alley

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