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The Charles Villager is only published 5 times a year, however there are email distribution lists<BR>
that can be utilized to get the message out in a more timely manner. <BR><BR>John<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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From: dwilliamsjhu02@hotmail.com<BR>To: chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:02:34 +0000<BR>Subject: Re: [Chat] Suspicious activity<BR><BR>
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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. <BR> <BR>> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:45:27 -0700<BR>> From: ugagrad93@yahoo.com<BR>> To: discussion@charlesvillage.info; chat@charlesvillage.info; CVCBDQuad4@yahoogroups.com<BR>> CC: davidhill@charlesvillage.org; northerncommunitycouncil@yahoogroups.com; Marypat.clarke@Baltimorecity.gov; Carl.Stokes@baltimorecity.gov<BR>> Subject: Re: [Chat] Suspicious activity<BR>> <BR>> Great job Steve! I've always heard that if something just doesn't feel right, it probably isn't. Thanks for the heads up!<BR>> <BR>> Greg Alexander<BR>> Freelance Writer/Editor<BR>> Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive<BR>> 2629 Guilford Avenue<BR>> Baltimore, MD 21218<BR>> 410-243-3387<BR>> ugagrad93@yahoo.com<BR>> www.gregoryjalexander.com<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --- On Wed, 4/20/11, Stephen J Gewirtz <gewirtz@bellatlantic.net> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > From: Stephen J Gewirtz <gewirtz@bellatlantic.net><BR>> > Subject: [Chat] Suspicious activity<BR>> > To: "Charles Village Discussion List" <discussion@charlesvillage.info>, "The Charles Village Chat List" <chat@charlesvillage.info>, CVCBDQuad4@yahoogroups.com<BR>> > Cc: "David Hill" <davidhill@charlesvillage.org>, northerncommunitycouncil@yahoogroups.com, "Stokes, Carl" <Carl.Stokes@baltimorecity.gov>, Marypat.clarke@Baltimorecity.gov<BR>> > Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:02 AM<BR>> > A little before 6 p.m. this evening,<BR>> > my doorbell rang. I opened the inner door but not the<BR>> > outer security door which can only be opened with a<BR>> > key. On my porch were a couple, a black male and a<BR>> > white female, college age or more likely a little bit<BR>> > older. They said that they had the wrong person.<BR>> > <BR>> > A few minutes later, I opened the inner door again. <BR>> > The couple were still there, and the man asked me to open<BR>> > the outer security door. I refused. He then<BR>> > tried to sell me on saving money by switching to a<BR>> > guaranteed fixed electric rate instead of paying BGE. <BR>> > I told him that I was not interested, even though he<BR>> > persisted until I ended the conversation. He was<BR>> > carrying a notebook. The woman basically was silent.<BR>> > <BR>> > Something did not add up. How can they have the wrong<BR>> > person and then try to sell me something? And why were<BR>> > they still there? Anyway, I reported it to 911, to a<BR>> > JHU cop who was parked across the street a few minutes<BR>> > later, and to Northern District police who came moments<BR>> > later in response to my 911 call. They said that <BR>> > they would be looking for the couple. I do not know<BR>> > whether, if I had opened my security door, the couple would<BR>> > have rushed in to grab something in my house or worse. <BR>> > I have seen a report that in a nearby neighborhood, people<BR>> > have rung doorbells and asked for someone who does not exist<BR>> > on that block. When they have found a house where<BR>> > nobody is home, they have broken in.<BR>> > <BR>> > I write all this to urge that everyone be very careful<BR>> > about opening a door to a stranger. And if things<BR>> > really do not add up but look suspicious, call 911. <BR>> > What I encountered this evening may be legitimate, but my<BR>> > guess is that it is not. And if it is part of a knock,<BR>> > run in and grab something, and run scheme or some other<BR>> > scheme, the police will definitely appreciate your giving<BR>> > them a heads up on what is happening. After all, the<BR>> > cops cannot be everywhere, so we have to be additional eyes<BR>> > and ears for them.<BR>> > <BR>> > Northern District does an excellent job, but we need to<BR>> > give them all the help we can.<BR>> > <BR>> > Steve<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Chat mailing list<BR>> > Chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>> > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info<BR>> > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/<BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Chat mailing list<BR>> Chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info<BR>> archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/<BR><BR>_______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/<BR> </body>
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