Older male on bike searches for children near school, Gainesville FL
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, an older male on a bike was asking for children near Lincoln school by Carver Gardens. He said he was not going to play with kids and seemed to look for a mixed-race child with curly hair. An officer reported the man may have approached a child.
Audio|Heard on: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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98.
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935, go ahead.
00:03
Hey,
00:04
we're at the back of Lincoln near Carver Gardens and an older male wearing a blue shirt
00:13
on a bike was asking for three children and he said he's not going to play with kids, I just wanted to let you know.
00:23
20 take, did you get a name?
00:26
I did not get a name.
00:27
I was trying to ask him what happened, and he kept on riding down 11 dives going towards the front of the school.
00:34
Okay, six, she's pulling up for the front right here if you want to stop by, talk to him.
00:43
6, 2, 14, 275,000, travel by phone, 922.
00:48
I didn't want contact, I just wanted to let you know.
00:51
He seemed to be looking for, he said,
00:54
a mixed-looking kid with curly hair.
00:56
Do you want to be on the lookout?
00:58
I believe he made contact with the kid because he's walking up right now.
01:02
I'm about to be 10-12[1].
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-12: Stand by; visitors, subjects, or non-police personnel are present—use caution when communicating.
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Location mentioned:
SE 12th St, Gainesville, FL 32641
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