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Resident raises alarm about unmarked vehicles, human trafficking and trust in enforcement
Summary
A resident described an incident in which an unmarked truck and a man in tactical gear entered a neighbor’s yard without a visible badge or warrant, linking ambiguous enforcement activity to broader concerns about trafficking and cuts to prevention services; the sheriff’s office offered to follow up and said some similar activity can be related to bail enforcement.
Deborah Eastep described seeing an unmarked black Ford and a man in police‑style tactical gear walk to a neighbor’s door and enter the backyard; she said there was no visible jurisdiction marker, no badge number and no warrant. "Ambiguity plus weapons creates fear," she said, adding that fear undermines trust in public safety.
Eastep linked the incident to broader policy decisions: she told the commission that Augusta is "the number 1 human trafficking…
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