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Man tampers with traffic light control box in GainesvilleGainesville FL

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SE 24th St & SE Hawthorne Rd, Gainesville, FL 32641

A man, around 30 to 35 years old wearing a brown shirt and shorts, was seen tampering with a traffic light control box at the corner of SE 24th Street and Hawthorne Road in Gainesville. He was flickering the traffic light on and off and did not appear to be an employee.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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Any units I can be 51 of the area southeast 24th Street and Hawthorne Road.
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Callers reporting a 13 pop-a messing with a light control box on the south-west corner.
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I thought he was tampering with the light.
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3664. I'm going to be put for that.
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I can add that way.
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4.4.
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Time last was now 30 minutes and not the only call that we had about it, but they did report he had been flickering the light on and off, that it was whiskey mic 30 to 35 sunbeiled brown shirt and shorts and didn't appear to be a uniform of an employee.

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SE 24th St & SE Hawthorne Rd, Gainesville, FL 32641
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