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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Can't Fix #179025

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Other: Usually I'm don't usually complain about the police department as you all do amazing work around the city. But this morning had to be the most terrifying thing I've encountered. At about 6:45am I'm getting ready to take my dog out, and whenever I take her out before daylight I'm always aware of my surroundings, as I'm always afraid something is going to happen, and in this city you never know. I open the door to go out and noticed my dog is a little more anxious than usually. An out of the corner of my eye I notice this man in all black coming up from behind my house in my yard, and between my car and the neighbors fence doesn't say one word to me as noted it was dark out. Now at this point being in dark clothing and in my yard, I literally thought I was going to have a panic attack cause i had no idea who it was and hurried my dog back inside. Had literally no idea this dude was a police officer as he didn't say a word to me and on that side of the house you can't see his patrol car. So when I go back in and calm myself down, I look out the window towards the other side of my house and notice his patrol car. I don't mind the police being in my yard for whatever reason but at least they could of done was said something when I walked out. Is this standard for you to be in someones yard and not announce yourself? I dont know cause I'm not a police officer. But it would have been great to know as they literally scared me. Thank you for your time.

Assigned to
Ryan Pedigo

History

2/22/2022 16:04:42 Closed by Ryan Pedigo

Officers were responding to a neighboring residence for a possible burglary in progress. The caller advised dispatch that she believed someone was outside the residence possibly attempting to gain entry. Officers responded silently and without lights so as to catch the burglar if one was indeed at the residence. Officers checked the perimeter of the complainant's residence, as well as the surrounding area but did not locate any evidence of an attempted burglary or prowler. This is why officers were walking the area in the dark. Unable to contact the complainant, as no email or phone number provided to explain incident.

Sent notification to Ryan Pedigo
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=179025 Closed by Ryan Pedigo Officers were responding to a neighboring residence for a possible burglary in progress. The caller advised dispatch that she believed someone was outside the residence possibly attempting to gain entry. Officers responded silently and without lights so as to catch the burglar if one was indeed at the residence. Officers checked the perimeter of the complainant's residence, as well as the surrounding area but did not locate any evidence of an attempted burglary or prowler. This is why officers were walking the area in the dark. Unable to contact the complainant, as no email or phone number provided to explain incident.

2/21/2022 09:09:37 Melissa Hirtzel assigned this case to Ryan Pedigo

Sent notification to Ryan Pedigo
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=179025 Melissa Hirtzel assigned this case to Ryan Pedigo You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

2/21/2022 08:01:28 Anonymous assigned this case to Melissa Hirtzel

Sent notification to Melissa Hirtzel
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=179025 Anonymous assigned this case to Melissa Hirtzel You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

2/21/2022 08:01:28 Opened by Anonymous

922 N Woodburn AVE

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47404
Latitude39.175853729248
Longitude-86.535743713379
Neighborhood AssociationMaple Heights
TownshipBloomington

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