Suspicious Person Reported in Central New York
What happened
A unit reported a suspicious person in the area of Long Branch and Cold Springs Road. The caller described an unknown male sitting on the shoulder of the road wearing all black, with unknown weapons and intoxication... Heard over OCSO deputies radio.
Key Facts
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Aug 20, 5:47:55 AM Initial DispatchSuspicious Person Reported in Central New York: A unit reported a suspicious person in the area of Long Branch and Cold Springs Road. The caller described an unknown male sitting...Source: OTA only
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Aug 20, 5:50:55 AM transcript3-4-4-5-2-5 on channel 5 for a suspicious person, Long Branch Road and Cold Springs, Son of Salina.Source: radio_tg_49
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Aug 20, 5:52:17 AM transcript3-8-0-1-B, watch, lockdown.Source: radio_tg_49
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Aug 20, 5:52:20 AM transcriptFort 523 and 24, suspect is now hanging still on Cold Springs Road on foot.Source: radio_tg_49
Radio Dispatch Intel 2 units
Transcribed from over-the-air P25 radio traffic. Accuracy may vary. Information reflects raw dispatch communications and may not reflect final incident outcomes.
Dispatch Transcript
4-5-2-4. 4-5-2-4. 4-5-2-4 and 2-5, I have a suspicious person in the area of Long Branch and Cold Springs Road. Callers pass her by, reporting an unknown age, unknown male, or person rather, sitting on the shoulder of the road ring, all black, unknown weapons, unknown intoxication.
Transcribed from over-the-air P25 radio traffic. Accuracy may vary.
A unit reported a suspicious person in the area of Long Branch and Cold Springs Road. The caller described an unknown male sitting on the shoulder of the road wearing all black, with unknown weapons and intoxication… Heard over OCSO deputies radio.
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Alert details
- Town: Salina
- Public location: Long Branch and Cold Springs Road
- Service: General
- Source: CNYICC
- Source model: Over-the-air monitor only (CNYICC)
- Signal confidence: early signal
- Transcript state: radio only
- Public note: Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.
- Published in archive: Aug 20, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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Source
Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.