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At 7:09:34, after spotting Martin, Zimmerman called the non-emergency number the SPD had given him. He described “a male approximately 5’ 11” to 6’ 2” casually walking in the rain and looking into homes.”

SPD: Sanford Police Department, (garbled) recording, this is Shawn.
GZ: Hey, we’ve had some break-ins in my neighborhood and there’s a real suspicious guy, uh [near] Retreat View Circle. 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. [00:25]
SPD: Okay, and this guy, is he white, black, or Hispanic?
GZ: He looks black.
SPD: Did you see what he was wearing?
GZ: Yeah, a dark hoodie, like a gray hoodie, and either
jeans or sweat pants and white tennis shoes. He’s here now. He’s just staring. [00:43]
SPD: Okay, he’s just walking around the area...
GZ: ...looking at all the houses.
SPD: Okay...
GZ: Now he’s staring at me. [00:48]
SPD: Okay, you said that’s 1111 Retreat View or 111?
GZ: That’s the clubhouse.
SPD: That’s the clubhouse. Do you know what the...he’s near the clubhouse right now?
GZ: Yeah, now he’s coming toward me.
SPD: Okay.
GZ: He’s got his hands in his waistband. And he’s a black male. [1:09]
SPD: How old would you say he looks?
GZ: He’s got a button on his shirt, late teens.
SPD: Late teens, okay.
GZ: Uh, huh. Something’s wrong with him. Yep, he’s coming to check me out. He’s got something in his hands. I don’t know what his deal is. [01:26]
SPD: Let me know if he does anything, okay?
GZ: (anxiously) See if you can get an officer over here.
SPD: Yeah, we’ve got someone on the way. Just let me know if this guy does anything else.
GZ: Okay. These a**holes. They always get away.
At this point, it sounds as if Zimmerman is getting out of the truck, but not yet moving.
GZ: When you come to the clubhouse, you come straight in and you go left. Actually, you would go past the clubhouse. [1:53]
SPD: Okay, so it’s on the left hand side from the clubhouse?
GZ: Nah, you go in straight through the entrance and then you would go left. You go straight in, don’t turn, and make a left. Sh**, he’s running. [2:08]
Trayvon Martin headed east along an east-west sidewalk cut-through between the two streets, Twin Trees, where Zimmerman was parked, and Retreat View. He then turned south on a sidewalk that intersects the cut-through and runs between the backs of the buildings on either street. The townhouse where he had been staying was less than 400 feet down that sidewalk.
SPD: He’s running? Which way is he running?
GZ: Down toward the other entrance of the neighborhood. [2:14]
SPD: OK, which entrance is that he’s headed towards?
Zimmerman could see the direction Martin took but could no longer “maintain a visual” from the truck. Ambient wind sounds suggest he started walking swiftly, likely in the same direction Martin was running.
GZ: The back entrance. It’s f***ing cold (garbled, much disputed).
The dispatcher obviously heard the wind sounds.
SPD: Are you following him? [2:24]
GZ: Yeah.
SPD: Okay. We don’t need you to do that. [2:26]
GZ: Okay.
SPD: All right, sir, what is your name? [2:34]
GZ: George. He ran.
At this point, Zimmerman’s breathing relaxed, and the sound of wind abated.
SPD: All right, George, what’s your last name?
GZ: Zimmerman.
SPD: And George, what’s the phone number you’re calling from?
GZ: 407-435-2400.
SPD: All right, George, we do have them on the way. Do you want to meet with the officer when they get out there?
GZ: Yeah.
SPD: All right, where are you going to meet with them at?
GZ: Um, if they come in through the gate, tell them to go straight past the clubhouse and, uh, straight past the clubhouse and make a left and then they go past the mailboxes they’ll see my truck. [3:10]
SPD: All right, what address are you parked in front of? [3:21]
GZ: Um, I don’t know. It’s a cut-through so I don’t know the address. [3:25]
SPD: Okay, do you live in the area?
GZ: Yeah, yeah, I live here.
SPD: Okay, what’s your apartment number?
GZ: It’s a home. It’s 1950 — oh, crap, I don’t want to give it out — I don’t know where this kid is (inaudible). [3:40]
SPD: Okay, do you just want to meet with them at the mailboxes, then? [3:42]
GZ: Yeah, that’s fine. [3:43]
SPD: All right, George, I’ll let them know you’ll meet them at...
GZ: Could you have them call me and I’ll tell them where I’m at? [3:51]
SPD: Okay, that’s no problem.
GZ: My number...you’ve got it?
SPD: Yeah, I’ve got it. 407-435-2400?
GZ: Yeah, you got it.
SPD: Okay, no problem. I’ll let them know to call you when they’re in the area. [4:02]
GZ: Thanks.
SPD: You’re welcome.

"George Zimmerman haters throughout the media have carped and whined about the fact that there weren’t any African-Americans on the jury despite the law requiring the accused NOT the victim be judged by his peers.

On CNN Newsroom Tuesday, it was revealed that a potential black juror had been struck by the prosecution for committing the crime of being a Fox News watcher (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/07/16/cnn-zimmerman-prosecutor-excused-potential-black-juror-being-fox-news#ixzz2ZFtXR1O3

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is offering her prayers for the family of Trayvon Martin and, in her words, "every family who loves someone who is lost to violence."

Clinton says this week has brought "deep, painful heartache" to many Americans.

She says no mother or father should ever have to fear for a child walking down a street in the United States.

Clinton discussed the case briefly during a speech Tuesday at the 51st national convention of a historically black women's sorority, Delta Sigma Theta. They are her first public comments on the slaying since George Zimmerman's acquittal.

The Justice Department has said it's considering whether federal prosecutors should file criminal civil rights charges against Zimmerman."
http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/DA7IS7I81

"They were calling on us to actively refer anyone who had any information,” that might build a case against Zimmerman for either a civil rights violation or a hate crime, Arnwine said. “They said they would very aggressively investigate this case.”