Suspicious man with black bag near park restroom, Fort Payne AL

Disorderly Conduct

Reported: 09/09/2025 07:41 AM (PDT)

Near Gault Ave N, Fort Payne, AL 35967

Officers observed a suspicious white male near the park restroom. The man wore a ball cap, dark shirt, blue jeans, and carried a black drawstring bag. They are investigating and searching the area near Gault Ave N in Fort Payne.

Audio|Source: Fort Payne Police

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Transcript:

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141, the units be advised the suspect will possibly have a black drawstring bag.

00:08

Give me small.

00:09

103 Temple.

00:10

One fifth and any unit, if anybody's close to the park, 108's got somebody in the bathroom, I don't know if it's connected or not.

00:18

103 Fort Payne, I'm here at the Hammer's parking lot, I'll go 48 with it.

00:22

104. 104.

00:23

1023. For 101.

00:24

One. 101, 102.

00:25

1.02. Get my ready? Can you get me a complete Pids prescription?

00:34

Stand by a second.

00:35

It's going to be a white male with a ball cap, possibly military style,

00:39

dark shirt, possibly black blue jeans,

00:42

had a black draw scene bag with him in a 1032 on the waistman.

00:46

Brown hair, clean-saved,

00:49

50s, 5-8-ish.

00:53

10-4[1], do you advise, clean-shaven? 10-4.

01:01

10-4[1], will be negative contact.

01:04

It'll be a different subject.

01:05

137.101. The subject in the restroom.

01:07

This is going to be his property on the table out here in the backpack.

01:10

I'm not sure.

01:13

102, 143. Look at that.

01:15

I'll get somebody to kind of campus this area to start looking for cameras.

01:20

I might call some of this one who will come out.

01:22

Also we need to be taking the cover to the tracks.

01:24

One or two, you can get our drone in there?

01:29

Stand by, I'm trying to call him now.

01:30

An update on the description, so I just possibly had some time by Jack Guidry on.

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Suspicious man with black bag near park restroom, Fort Payne AL

Officers observed a suspicious white male near the park restroom. The man wore a ball cap, dark shirt, blue jeans, and carried a black drawstring bag. They are investigating and searching the area near Gault Ave N in Fort Payne.

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