2 pm Friday, Nov. 6, Suspected drug deal

A little south of our immediate reporting area, but some good info and photo of suspected drug dealing at the SW corner of N. 73rd and Dayton Ave. N.

A neighbor reports spooking a very suspicious looking man Friday, Nov. 6, about 2 pm at the SW corner of N. 73rd and Dayton Ave. N. Neighbor had thwarted a suspected drug deal at the same spot over Labor Day weekend, also in broad daylight (though that person looked more like he was getting a fix, was jaundiced-looking and couldn't walk very fast). Neighbors have also seen at least two suspected drug deals on N. 74th and Dayton Ave. N.

The suspected dealer Friday afternoon was clean-cut and didn't immediately appear as looking like what would be expected of a typical drug dealer, but as neighbor drove by he noticed the guy was acting nervously. Per suggestions from narcotics police the neighbor has spoken with, he asked the suspect for directions to a nearby elementary school and suspect said he didn't know how to get there. Neighbor then asked what he was doing and suspect said waiting for a friend. Neighbor said to the suspect that that was weird, knew he didn't live around there and was on a corner where there have been several drug deals. Suspect got a little jumpy and took off toward Greenwood Ave. Neighbor followed and took the attached photo of the suspect and called 911 as suspect unlocked his bike (newish, royal blue) from the Greenwood Ave. N. street sign in front of the fire station. He then headed south on Greenwood toward 65th while dialing his cell phone. Unlike previous suspected drug dealers, he did not curse at the neighbor but clearly not pleased to have his office hours interrupted.

Suspect is white, probably late 30's, maybe 5-8 or 5-9, not fit but not fat (described as having "kind of a big butt," but wearing rain pants), brown hair. He wore a baseball cap, an oversized puffy blue winter jacket, black sneakers and distinctive lime-green socks. He carried a small dark backpack.