Unknown man reported at Fernwood Road residence

Heard on: Maplewood Police Department

01:05

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

Can you respond to the residence of number (number withheld) Fernwood Road? That's (number withheld) Fernwood Road.

00:05

And speak with the caller, 1st name (name withheld).

00:08

She stated approximately five to 10 min ago an unknown male walked into the vestibule of her home looking for someone by the name of (name withheld).

00:16

He knocked on the main door to get into the home where someone called out and he specifically said he was looking for (name withheld)'s apartment.

00:25

Caller. Caller states it was a 5 ft eight stocky white male with tattoos on his arms and hands, wearing dark glasses and an unknown color hat.

00:34

Be advised, the caller states consistently she did not feel threatened but just wanted to report this.

00:39

When she advised him that (name withheld) did not live there, he did back up and leave without incident.

00:44

Unknown if he left on foot or if he got into a small hatchback that was parked across the street.

00:50

Caller states she did not get a plate or.

00:54

Much more information outside of it being a hatchback.

01:04

Received.

8/11/2026 02:25 PM

Suspicious Activity

Fernwood Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a home near Fernwood Road after a caller reported that an unknown man entered the building vestibule asking for someone named (person_name withheld), then left without incident when told that person did not live there. The man may have left on foot or possibly in a small hatchback parked across the street.