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John From: dwilliamsjh...@hotmail.com To: chat@charlesvillage.info Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:02:34 +0000 Subject: Re: [Chat] Suspicious activity This worries me...I hope that maybe someone will include a blurb about this in the newsletters that go out to the Charles Village and Abel communities. > Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:45:27 -0700 > From: ugagra...@yahoo.com > To: discuss...@charlesvillage.info; chat@charlesvillage.info; > cvcbdqu...@yahoogroups.com > CC: davidh...@charlesvillage.org; northerncommunitycoun...@yahoogroups.com; > marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; carl.sto...@baltimorecity.gov > Subject: Re: [Chat] Suspicious activity > > Great job Steve! I've always heard that if something just doesn't feel right, > it probably isn't. Thanks for the heads up! > > Greg Alexander > Freelance Writer/Editor > Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive > 2629 Guilford Avenue > Baltimore, MD 21218 > 410-243-3387 > ugagra...@yahoo.com > www.gregoryjalexander.com > > > --- On Wed, 4/20/11, Stephen J Gewirtz <gewi...@bellatlantic.net> wrote: > > > From: Stephen J Gewirtz <gewi...@bellatlantic.net> > > Subject: [Chat] Suspicious activity > > To: "Charles Village Discussion List" <discuss...@charlesvillage.info>, > > "The Charles Village Chat List" <chat@charlesvillage.info>, > > cvcbdqu...@yahoogroups.com > > Cc: "David Hill" <davidh...@charlesvillage.org>, > > northerncommunitycoun...@yahoogroups.com, "Stokes, Carl" > > <carl.sto...@baltimorecity.gov>, marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov > > Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:02 AM > > A little before 6 p.m. this evening, > > my doorbell rang. I opened the inner door but not the > > outer security door which can only be opened with a > > key. On my porch were a couple, a black male and a > > white female, college age or more likely a little bit > > older. They said that they had the wrong person. > > > > A few minutes later, I opened the inner door again. > > The couple were still there, and the man asked me to open > > the outer security door. I refused. He then > > tried to sell me on saving money by switching to a > > guaranteed fixed electric rate instead of paying BGE. > > I told him that I was not interested, even though he > > persisted until I ended the conversation. He was > > carrying a notebook. The woman basically was silent. > > > > Something did not add up. How can they have the wrong > > person and then try to sell me something? And why were > > they still there? Anyway, I reported it to 911, to a > > JHU cop who was parked across the street a few minutes > > later, and to Northern District police who came moments > > later in response to my 911 call. They said that > > they would be looking for the couple. I do not know > > whether, if I had opened my security door, the couple would > > have rushed in to grab something in my house or worse. > > I have seen a report that in a nearby neighborhood, people > > have rung doorbells and asked for someone who does not exist > > on that block. When they have found a house where > > nobody is home, they have broken in. > > > > I write all this to urge that everyone be very careful > > about opening a door to a stranger. And if things > > really do not add up but look suspicious, call 911. > > What I encountered this evening may be legitimate, but my > > guess is that it is not. And if it is part of a knock, > > run in and grab something, and run scheme or some other > > scheme, the police will definitely appreciate your giving > > them a heads up on what is happening. After all, the > > cops cannot be everywhere, so we have to be additional eyes > > and ears for them. > > > > Northern District does an excellent job, but we need to > > give them all the help we can. > > > > Steve > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Chat mailing list > > Chat@charlesvillage.info > > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
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