Man tries to enter parked car at Forest City store

Heard on: Rutherford County Sheriff, Fire and EMS

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

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F132 , we're getting a call from Forest City Food Mart at (number withheld) , (number withheld) Oak Street.

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Caller's advising there is a male subject there.

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10-56[1] , he's trying to get in the caller's car.

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It's going to be a black male, black t shirt.

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He is on the PVA at this time.

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Caller keeps yelling, "That's my vehicle, don't open." Ten four, I'll be around.

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F132 , ten four, 1214 .

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One 32 , 1017 .

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F130, 10-4, 12-4.

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10-4, 10-4.

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Do a note, (name withheld), sheriff of the next birthday.

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10-4,

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12-14.

00:52

130, 10-23.

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F130, 10-4, 12-6.

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130 Central, it's going to be the same now we were out with earlier at J's Salvage.

Police codes explained

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

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10-56: Unknown (agency-specific 10-code)

2026-09-16 09:13 UTC

Suspicious Activity

Oak St, Forest City, NC 28043

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 man trying to get into a caller’s vehicle at a food mart on Oak Street in Forest City. The caller reported that the man was attempting to enter their car and that it was their vehicle. Radio traffic later indicated the man may have been the same person officers had previously encountered at a nearby salvage yard.