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Deputies investigate suspicious loitering near San Gordiano AveSanta Barbara CA

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San Gordiano Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111

As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a possible suspicious person near San Gordiano Avenue in Santa Barbara. A reporting party said a man in his mid-thirties wearing a hat and hoodie was loitering near a residential complex. The man had previously spent time at a neighbor’s home but was no longer welcome there. The neighbor reportedly felt unsafe as the man continued to approach her and her vehicle. Deputies arrived on scene, checked the area, and continued their investigation.

Audio|Heard on: Santa Barbara County Sheriff Main Channel
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03:36
Transcript:
00:00
Thirty-five XA1019 San Gordiano.
00:07
Thirty-fiveXA1 with the units are back near San Gordiano Avenue.
00:12
The reporting party is calling on behalf of a neighbor reporting a subject loitering in the complex.
00:22
With Frank 18 and Frank 19 in the back, the subject is described as a male in his mid-thirties.
00:27
He is wearing a hat and hoodie, and also has a backpack and a flashlight.
00:37
The subject may be transient and has previously approached a neighbor's door several times.
01:04
Responding to San Gordiano, the male was previously at the neighbor's residence drinking.
01:12
The neighbor is now concerned because the subject keeps approaching her and her vehicle.
02:12
We'll be on foot checking the perimeter.
03:29
Are we still on landline with the reporting party?
03:33
Negative.

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San Gordiano Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93111

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