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Suspicious Person Reported in Central New York

Long Branch and Cold Springs Road, Salina 1 hour ago · 5:47 am, Aug 20, 2026
Last updated 1 hr ago · Aug 20, 2026 at 5:52 AM

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

Location Long Branch and Cold Springs Road, Salina
Response Type Alert
Severity
Medium
Reported Aug 20, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Last Updated Aug 20, 5:52 AM
Reported Via Central New York Interagency Communications Center
Signal Status Developing
How We Got This Live Radio Monitor
Data Confidence Early signal
Published Aug 20, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Updates 3 updates
Source Note Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.
Case Timeline
3 updates
  • Aug 20, 5:47:55 AM Initial Dispatch
    Suspicious 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
  • Aug 20, 5:50:55 AM transcript
    3-4-4-5-2-5 on channel 5 for a suspicious person, Long Branch Road and Cold Springs, Son of Salina.
    Source: radio_tg_49
  • Aug 20, 5:52:17 AM transcript
    3-8-0-1-B, watch, lockdown.
    Source: radio_tg_49
  • Aug 20, 5:52:20 AM transcript
    Fort 523 and 24, suspect is now hanging still on Cold Springs Road on foot.
    Source: radio_tg_49
3 updates recorded Last: Aug 20, 5:52 AM
Radio Dispatch Intel 2 units
Suspect Reported SIGNAL 11, Prowler / Suspicious Person Stage: On_scene
Dispatched Units
Car 4524, Car 25

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.

This alert page is part of the searchable CNY Signal archive for Central New York. It keeps a durable link for local search, follow-up, and daily recap coverage when additional public-safe updates arrive.

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.