Police investigate suspicious bags near Fairview, Salem OR
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, police investigated a suspicious incident near Commercial St SE and Fairview in Salem after a suspect was seen entering and leaving a location around 3:23 a.m. Officers established a perimeter near Fairview, Pringle, and Madrona. The suspect left the scene on foot and was later seen near Fairview, possibly with bags reported at a nearby coffee shop. One male departed the area on a bicycle.
Audio|Heard on: Salem Police Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
03:46
Transcript:
00:00
I'm on the side with the cop.
00:01
He confirmed via video that the suspect did enter and left at three twenty-three.
00:14
Officers requested rerouting to a nearby school.
00:26
Can they tell if it was on foot or in a vehicle?
00:33
Sounds like they left towards the east on Fairview.
00:37
On foot.
00:48
Let's start setting up a perimeter.
00:51
Let's get a unit to Pringle and McGillicrest.
00:59
Place one unit on Madrona with line of sight to the north, near Palindale.
01:14
I'm going to the scene to get screenshots of the suspect.
01:22
Clearing other suspicious activity quickly.
01:38
Does the unit have a drone available?
01:46
County units are tied up on other calls.
02:12
Reports indicate many large garbage bags on the ground.
02:48
Bags were seen in the drive-thru of Java Crew on the north side.
02:56
That will be the starting point if these are the same bags.
03:05
Unit two seventy needs to confirm that.
03:09
Suspect seen on the Fairview side, waiting to confirm.
03:32
Confirmed one male evacuated the scene.
03:35
He left the area on a bicycle.
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Location mentioned:
Commercial St SE, Salem, OR 97302
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