Suspicious man reported following woman in park

Heard on: Spearfish PD, Fire, Lawrence Co Sheriff

01:19

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

Search report: suspicious male in Lyons Park.

00:02

(name withheld) said it was an old-looking male with a yellowish jacket on, a baseball cap, listening to headphones.

00:09

They said he was staring at her and her daughter, and that's why she was extremely upset about it.

00:16

I think he may be Stanford.

00:18

You respond to the area.

00:21

Yeah, we're having a code one.

00:24

Step four to 19 .

00:30

You can show med six on scene.

00:41

906, did she advise where at? Am I in for?

00:47

Negative. States that she thought that he may have been following her.

00:50

Her and her daughter sped up and left the area.

00:52

Her daughter states that last time she saw him, he was digging through the trash.

00:59

10-4.

01:05

906, 906. 10-20.

01:17

9296, I'll be out on foot in the area of the park.

2026-09-13 09:18 UTC

Suspicious Activity

Lions Park, 1020 N 3rd St, Spearfish, SD 57783

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 older man in a park wearing a yellowish jacket and a baseball cap and listening to headphones. The caller said he was staring at her and her daughter and may have been following them; they left the area. The daughter last saw the man digging through the trash. Officers were sent to check the area, with one officer going on foot in the park.