Man tries to force entry into apartment, flees on foot, Norwich CT


A person knocked on an apartment door asking for someone not at the residence, then tried to force entry and left walking away. The suspect is described as a male about 30–40 years old, around 5'7" with a goatee and wearing a red jacket. Last seen near the parking lot by Bob's and an access road by C. Road.
Audio|Source: Norwich Fire and Ledyard Fire
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Transcript:
539516[1]. Norchav. Invasile. 261.261.6, apartment number two. It's one of the houses that has the back entrance next to the Bob's parking lot. 25 says a male knocked on the door looking for (name withheld). There's no one there by that name. He tried to force his way in and then left on foot. We're looking for a male, possibly 30 to 40 years of age, with a goatee, about 5'7", wearing a red jacket. He left on that little access road near the parking lot, close to C. Road. Repeat.
539516[1]. Norchav. Invasile. 261.261.6, apartment number two. It's one of the houses that has the back entrance next to the Bob's parking lot. 25 says a male knocked on the door looking for (name withheld). There's no one there by that name. He tried to force his way in and then left on foot. We're looking for a male, possibly 30 to 40 years of age, with a goatee, about 5'7", wearing a red jacket. He left on that little access road near the parking lot, close to C. Road. Repeat.
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539516: Incident number (likely used for dispatch tracking)
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