Dispatcher
Sanford Police Department.
Zimmerman
Hey we’ve had some break-ins in my neighborhood, and there’s a real suspicious guy, uh, it’s Retreat View Circle, um, the best address I can give you is 111 Retreat View Circle. This guy looks like he’s up to no good, or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.
Dispatcher
OK, and this guy is he white, black, or hispanic?
Zimmerman
He looks black.
Dispatcher
Did you see what he was wearing?
Zimmerman
Yeah. A dark hoodie, like a grey hoodie, and either jeans or sweatpants and white tennis shoes. He’s here now, he was just staring.
Dispatcher
OK, he’s just walking around the area…
Zimmerman
looking at all the houses.
Dispatcher
OK…
Zimmerman
Now he’s just staring at me.
Dispatcher
OK-you said it’s 1111 Retreat View? Or 111?
Zimmerman
That’s the clubhouse…
Dispatcher
That’s the clubhouse, do you know what the-he’s near the clubhouse right now?
Zimmerman
Yeah, now he’s coming towards me.
Dispatcher
OK.
Zimmerman
He’s got his hand in his waistband. And he’s a black male.
Dispatcher
How old would you say he looks?
Zimmerman
He’s got button on his shirt, late teens.
Dispatcher
Late teens. Ok.
Zimmerman
Somethings wrong with him. Yup, he’s coming to check me out, he’s got something in his hands, I don’t know what his deal is.
Dispatcher
Just let me know if he does anything, ok?
Zimmerman
(unclear) See if you can get an officer over here.
Dispatcher
Yeah we’ve got someone on the way, just let me know if this guy does anything else.
Zimmerman
Okay. These (expletive) they always get away. Yep. When you come to the clubhouse you come straight in and make a left. Actually you would go past the clubhouse.
Dispatcher
So it’s on the lefthand side from the clubhouse?
Zimmerman
No you go in straight through the entrance and then you make a left, uh, you go straight in, don’t turn, and make a left. (expletive) he’s running.
Dispatcher
He’s running? Which way is he running?
Zimmerman
Down towards the other entrance to the neighborhood.
Dispatcher
Which entrance is that that he’s heading towards?
Zimmerman
The back entrance…(expletive)(unclear)
Dispatcher
Are you following him?
Zimmerman
Yeah.
Dispatcher
Ok, we don’t need you to do that.
Zimmerman
Ok.
Dispatcher
Alright sir what is your name?
Zimmerman
George…He ran.
Dispatcher
Alright George what’s your last name?
A clicking or knocking sound can be heard here
Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Dispatcher
And George what’s the phone number you’re calling from?
Clicking or knocking sound is heard again
Zimmerman
[phone number removed]
Dispatcher
Alright George we do have them on the way. Do you want to meet with the officer when they get out there?
Zimmerman
Yeah.
Dispatcher
Alright, where you going to meet with them at?
Zimmerman
Um, if they come in through the, uh, (knocking sound) gate, tell them to go straight past the club house, and uh, (knocking sound) straight past the club house and make a left, and then they go past the mailboxes, that’s my truck...[unintelligible]
Dispatcher
What address are you parked in front of?
Zimmerman
I don’t know, it’s a cut through so I don’t know the address.
Dispatcher
Okay do you live in the area?
Zimmerman
Yeah, I...[unintelligible]
Dispatcher
What’s your apartment number?
Zimmerman
It’s a home it’s [house number removed], (knocking sound) oh crap I don’t want to give it all out, I don’t know where this kid is.
Dispatcher
Okay do you want to just meet with them right near the mailboxes then?
Zimmerman
Yeah that’s fine.
Dispatcher
Alright George, I’ll let them know to meet you around there, okay?
Zimmerman
Actually could you have them, could you have them call me and I’ll tell them where I’m at?
Dispatcher
Okay, yeah that’s no problem.
Zimmerman
Should I give you my number or you got it?
Dispatcher
Yeah I got it [phone number removed]
Zimmerman
Yeah you got it.
Dispatcher
Okay no problem, I’ll let them know to call you when you’re in the area.
Zimmerman
Thanks.
Dispatcher
You’re welcome.
Yep -- first description "he's just walking around, looking about".
No mention of hoodie or black until prompted by the operator.
I suspect that the SPD suspected that Martin had been casing that residence and elements in the department did everything they could to divert attention away from that unpleasant fact.
“Okay do you want to just meet with them right near the mailboxes then?”
Might he have gotten out of the car to go to the mailboxes to meet the cops?
Here is a crucial point in the story. People who believe Zimmerman was guilty believe that he was FOLLOWING Trayvon AFTER the dispatcher told him NOT to follow him, blatantly disobeying the dispatcher. (It's not illegal to disobey a dispatcher and that argument is beside the point anyway).
Here's the point: Zimmerman got out of the car to get the street number off the house to give to the dispatcher so the cops knew where to meet him, NOT to follow Trayvon. As he said, he didn't even see him anymore at that point. And the reason he didn't see him at that point was because Trayvon was hiding in the bushes and when he saw Zimmerman walking back to his car, he jumped him.