Report of suspicious person near campus lake path

Heard on: South Bend, Mishawaka & St. Joseph County Police, Fire & EMS

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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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Units on St.

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Mary's Road, playing it back on camera.

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There's a male that fits that description who actually was just walking around the east side of the lake and then turned onto St.

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Mary's Road.

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Doesn't look like he was running or anything.

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He's just walking and taking a look around the area.

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Is that time now or is that play that?

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That is a play that.

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And she passes him on St.

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St. Mary's Road.

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Four twenty-nine.

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Four twenty-nine.

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So no point.

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He's chasing her.

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Negative. He came around the east side of the lake and then went on the walking path to continue to the west and cross over by Columbia.

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And she ran into him when he came across in that wooded area.

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Ten four, I'll be back in service.

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All right, looks like he might be one of the residents at Columba Hall.

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Six thirty-one, she is back inside of her dorm and I'll be clear, heading back to campus.

2026-10-23 02:16 UTC

Suspicious Person

St Mary's Rd, Notre Dame, IN 46556

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers reviewed camera footage of a man walking near a lake and along a wooded path by St. Mary’s Road on the campus area. A woman who encountered him reported that he was not chasing her and she later returned safely to her dorm. The man may be a resident of a nearby campus building.

Report of suspicious person near campus lake path

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