Suspicious person with bunny mask near Venice High, Venice FL


Police responded to reports of a person wearing a scary bunny mask with a suspicious bag near the entrance to Venice Senior High School. The individual was seen by multiple eyewitnesses and was contacted by officers who were checking the area.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Sheriff, Venice and North Port Police
02:48
Transcript:
00:00
If you had a teletype, they just received a second Fortify tip.
00:03
Tip stated a weird-looking guy with a scary bunny mask and a bike near the entrance to Venice Senior High School and had a suspicious bag.
00:13
This tip just came in evidently, but no time frame on that either.
00:21
One of the four, that's close.
00:27
If a 1-64 dispatch, I'm still checking the area, the SROS are at the entrance, the subject appears to be GIOA.
00:38
Turn for...
00:39
10-Vict1, let me contact with the control.
00:43
Can you send out of that? Can you send out of that?
00:51
Some Victor 1, 1012 with S-Roo.
00:54
Tell for some-victor.
01:00
Patch 1, Sam 4, 181065, a signal 4.
01:04
With injuries, fire has been advised?
01:07
Which one?
01:09
The Fruville Road, I-75.
01:12
For a traffic crash, with injuries,
01:19
fire is on scene,
01:21
still gathering further.
01:28
Senator one unit.
01:30
We had multiple parents advising the subject was initially at Indian in the trail and then was in front of the public.
01:36
Do you have a time frame on that?
01:45
7-7-7-7?
01:47
Clean me from a signal 15 and I'll be en route to that crash.
01:51
Before.
01:56
This facts, I'm out with the subject, Venice and Tornish Street.
02:02
I copy Venice, I just need your cross street.
02:09
I'm Victor III.
02:10
What's your cross on Venice?
02:13
Center Street,
02:15
right across and chase.
02:19
Cross from Chase, 10-4[1] Center Street.
02:21
Other unit copy? That is precious to me, the trail and turn.
02:28
Trail and turn and Unite King 94 him.
02:33
SunVictor 1912.
02:34
Sun Vector 1-194.
02:38
We have one boy 64 on that loop.
02:41
One boy 64 as well.
02:46
One-vigy-four is out with him.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near Indian Ave, Venice, FL 34285
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