Agitated man throwing trash near Watson Hall dumpsters

Heard on: Onondaga NY Law Dispatch Group Calls

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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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(number withheld) .

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Call for a suspicious person in the area of the Watson back parking lot near the dumpsters.

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Eighty five doesn't wish to meet.

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It was 3rd party from the ground floor apartment reporting an unknown male dumpster diving.

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Caller had no description.

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Just stated the male appeared aggravated, perspiring, loudly talking to himself, throwing trash around.

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No further information.

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Nine 34 .

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Three up.

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One copy.

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(number withheld) .

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Guys, we got him up on CCTV.

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It's a possibly white male wearing a long (description withheld),

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blue white and red baseball cap, white sweatpants with black stripe, black sneakers.

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Appears the grounds employees are trying to talk to him right now.

8/31/2026 06:33 AM

Suspicious Person

Watson hall, Syracuse, NY 13210

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a suspicious person reported near the Watson Hall back parking lot dumpsters at Syracuse University. A third-party caller from a ground-floor apartment reported an unknown man dumpster diving, appearing aggravated, talking loudly to himself, and throwing trash. CCTV later showed a possibly white male in a long (description withheld), baseball cap, white sweatpants with a black stripe, and black sneakers, while grounds employees attempted to speak with him.