Deputies search for missing man near Goudy, Volusia County FL
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Missing PersonAs discussed during the dispatch call, deputies in Goudy, Florida, are searching for a man reported missing after fleeing a residence in New Smyrna Beach. The man is described as approximately 6 ft tall, bald, and possibly suicidal. He was last seen heading westbound from a residence near Old Mission Road and is known to frequent a homeless camp near the post office.
Audio|Heard on: Volusia County LE-7 New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater and Volusia Sheriff's Office
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04:41
Transcript:
00:00
Can I get to 53 or 50? Can we work on getting a picture out there, everybody?
00:07
Copy.
00:08
His (number withheld) is running the call.
00:10
His photo is probably going to be the most accurate photo of him.
00:14
All right.
00:21
He's got a mugshot from March this year.
00:31
Hey (name withheld), what's in your picture?
00:38
It's nine over twelve.
00:39
Do you have any holes in the perimeter getting filled?
00:46
Um,
00:47
Probably going to be my new comb area.
00:54
All right, ten four.
00:56
I'm at Winn-Dixie.
01:01
Hey, sounds like I had a call with him.
01:03
They tried calling.
01:06
They don't know if he's got his phone with them or not.
01:13
They're gonna try to call him now.
01:15
See if this one's on.
01:17
Yeah, also if they can track them as well.
01:27
They're still on track seven.
01:30
LA seven.
01:33
Okay, I'm here.
01:40
Well, uh, yeah, the one guy out there.
01:45
Guy has passed the complex on 44.
01:49
Oh yeah.
01:52
Yeah, he's out.
01:56
Oh, I am. I'll just see where you're at.
02:04
Do you guys have a direction of travel or anything like that?
02:10
Uh, (number withheld).
02:11
Last seen westbound out of the residence, away from Old Mission Road.
02:24
Uh, prior to traveling, did he go down Sunny Lane?
02:27
Any idea which street he took, but just out the back door.
02:32
The information that we had was that he went through the backyard and then exited out the back of the property.
02:38
I don't know from there.
02:40
All right, copy.
02:41
Large person, approximately 6 ft tall, wearing a denim uniform and tattoos.
02:52
(Expletive removed) yeah, everyone.
02:54
Hey, hold on.
02:57
Yeah, about 6 ft tall, bald head.
02:59
Gray hair.
03:02
Possibly has a beard.
03:04
Okay.
03:07
Disregard the beard, he's clean, sir.
03:14
You know you're reading?
03:23
Good.
03:25
So he texted (name withheld) that he knows we're looking for him, so he's definitely still local.
03:32
All right, we're at Hammond and Sunny Lane.
03:36
Hey,
03:38
Can she track him?
03:41
No, he shut off his tracking on his phone.
03:46
He sent a message to a friend and family saying someone would kill him.
03:55
No other family, no other friends, nothing.
03:58
So.
04:04
We sent somebody over to the homeless camp by the post office.
04:08
He's known to hang around there sometimes.
04:13
What did he say that referenced and knew we were looking for him?
04:20
Stand by.
04:26
All he said was, guess they're looking for me.
04:35
You talking about that new homeless house on the west side or the one back in the woods behind the pond?
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Hammond St & Sunny Ln, Goudy, FL 32168
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