Suspicious person reportedly approached woman and child in car near park

Heard on: Maplewood Police Department

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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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Can you check the area of Boyden and Parker?

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The caller states at Boyden and Parkerer, there was a black male, (description withheld), (description withheld),

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possibly attempting to solicit herself or her child while they were in the vehicle.

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Unsure if they may need help or resources.

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This is.

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Four 50 , so tell me on the area.

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Did she say it's on the what side or orchard?

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She specifically said that intersection,

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but in the area of the park, she had left the scene

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unknown direction.

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But she believed that the male was residing around the park or walking in the intersection.

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Where is he? They going down the area.

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Where is he?

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This happened about 10 min in the past.

2026-09-25 20:32 UTC

Suspicious Person

Parker Ave. & Boyden Ave, 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 asked to check the area of Boyden Ave and Parker Ave near the park for a report of a suspicious male described as a Black male wearing a (description withheld) and (description withheld). The caller said he may have attempted to solicit her or her child while they were in the vehicle. The caller was unsure if he needed help/resources, had left the area, and the male’s direction of travel was unknown; incident occurred about 10 minutes prior.