Wanted to spotlight a reader report that a Gatewood resident just posted as a comment on a Crime Watch report from last weekend — sounds like this may be a new door-to-door ruse:
My husband and I live on SW Rose near 39th Street [map]. The day before yesterday, I was at home around noon time, and a young man wearing a black cap and a dark color jacket & a baggy jeans came to the door. I didn’t want to open the door, but I did! Anyway, he was polite and said that he was going to deliver our newspaper and wanted to know where we wanted it to be. I said that the current carrier lady delivers it right by our door. He asked me, if it was everyday, and I said yes. I was suspicious and asked him if he was from Seattle Times and he said ‘yeah’. All this time he looked nervous and wanted to leave.(To me.) Then he went straight to the neighbor across from us, who doesn’t get the papers! We called police to report, but they only suggested to have a block party. I believe and just wanted to let people know that this person was scouting our area. The crime prevention officer named Ben told my husband that we should keep our door locked and keep eyes on our neighborhood. By the way, our cousin who lives nearby told us the same story. (They don’t subscribe the Times, either.) She called Seattle Times to confirm if they didn’t send out a delivery person like that and they didn’t. I didn’t think so! Don’t forget to lock the door, people!
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