[Chat] suspicious person

[Stephen J Gewirtz]

Judy,

A good while ago, I called 911 after seeing a suspicious couple asking 
to see my BGE bill.  After I had said I was not interested, they had 
stayed on my front porch for quite a while.  That is what made me 
suspicious.  Since I have a security door that can only be opened with a 
key, I felt safe opening the inner door when they first rang.  When I 
called 911, I did use my crime watch number.   The police came fairly 
quickly, but the couple were gone when they came.  I also spoke to a JHU 
security person parked across the street (they are there regularly).

Whenever I have asked, police have said that they would like people to 
call 911 for suspicious persons.  Such a call just may help solve a 
crime or prevent one.

Last Saturday, someone was going onto porches and checking to see if 
doors were locked.  Someone called 911, and someone else followed the 
suspect until the suspect pulled a knife on him.  Fortunately, police 
came just then and made an arrest.  So if you think the situation is 
really suspicious, call.  You may prevent a tragedy.

Steve

On 2/1/2012 10:07 PM, judy berlin wrote:
> I didn't call the police. My neighbor did. I don't know how that 
> conversation went. I never saw the unit assigned to the call. I 
> flagged a police car driving by. I told him the above. He says he 
> didn't get the call but would pass on info to the officer who was 
> assigned to the call. By the time all this took place the suspicious 
> person was long gone.
> Judy
>
> On 02/01/2012 12:25 PM, SLG2700 at cs.com wrote:
>> Judy:
>>
>> Suspicious Activity is cause for calling 911 so you did the right 
>> thing.  If you described the activity you observed that should have 
>> been enough to get a squad car out to question the suspect.  And it 
>> is certainly enough to put the police on the lookout for this 
>> individual.  I get quicker results when I call 911 by using my 
>> Northern District Crime Watch number (for application see 
>> www.charlesvillage.net, www.charlesvillage.org, or ask me), and by 
>> using code words like, "Suspicious person canvassing houses under 
>> false pretenses," etc.  The activity you described is what burglars 
>> do to determine which houses have someone home and which do not.
>>
>> I am meeting with Deputy Major Worley at 1 PM today at the monthly 
>> CVCBD SAC meeting and can have a discussion with him about your 
>> experience. But he will ask me for details.
>>
>> Did the police arrive? Did they question the suspect? If not, can you 
>> give me a description of the suspect? What did the suspect do after 
>> he left your house?  What block of which street did it occur on? 
>> Please provide some additional details, including your neighbor's 
>> name, address, phone number, and your address and phone number to 
>> provide to police who may want to speak to you before trying to 
>> locate and question the suspect.
>>
>>
>> Sharon Guida, CVCA Safety Committee
>> 410-467-4409
>>
>> In a message dated 2/1/2012 10:21:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>> jdydee at verizon.net writes:
>>> Tues, ar'd mid 4pm give or take, my neighbour called to tell me of a
>>> young man,knocking on doors, asking to see people's BG&E bill. Talking
>>> about a 30% discount. He would need the account # to call in for the
>>> discount. I tried to engage him in conversation while my neighbour
>>> called the police.
>>> During the wait for police, I call BG&E. Took me 15minutes to talk to a
>>> voice. I got sneaky and pressed the gas leak choice in the menu. I was
>>> told under no circumstances would a BG&E employee OR any subcontractor
>>> come to a home requesting to see the bill.
>>> I realise no violent crime was in progress, but waiting for the police
>>> was like waiting for Congress to agree on something. This occurred in
>>> the Barclay, Vineyard neighbourhood.
>>>
>>> Be aware.
>>>
>>> Judy
>>
>>
>>
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