<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Judy:<BR>
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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.<BR>
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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.<BR>
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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.<BR>
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Sharon Guida, CVCA Safety Committee<BR>
410-467-4409<BR>
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In a message dated 2/1/2012 10:21:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, jdydee@verizon.net writes: <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Tues, ar'd mid 4pm give or take, my neighbour called to tell me of a <BR>
young man,knocking on doors, asking to see people's BG&E bill. Talking <BR>
about a 30% discount. He would need the account # to call in for the <BR>
discount. I tried to engage him in conversation while my neighbour <BR>
called the police.<BR>
During the wait for police, I call BG&E. Took me 15minutes to talk to a <BR>
voice. I got sneaky and pressed the gas leak choice in the menu. I was <BR>
told under no circumstances would a BG&E employee OR any subcontractor <BR>
come to a home requesting to see the bill.<BR>
I realise no violent crime was in progress, but waiting for the police <BR>
was like waiting for Congress to agree on something. This occurred in <BR>
the Barclay, Vineyard neighbourhood.<BR>
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Be aware.<BR>
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Judy</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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