Two door-to-door alerts to share this afternoon – read on:
From Travis:
We live near the corner of 37th and Charlestown (map). As my girlfriend was opening the front door coming home yesterday a black male, extra large white t-shirt, in his twenties, tried persuading her to come outside so he could talk to her. Fortunately our dog was getting upset with this stranger being on the property and she used it as an excuse to remain inside. He told her he wanted to show her something and later said he was selling something but he needed her to step outside to show her, he was very insistent. His greeting to her was something like, “Yo mama why don’t you come outside for a second.” She said he was quite rude and after she told him no thank you and that she needed to close the door to keep the dog in he made some disparaging remarks. He walked around the corner and while passing the side door he yelled something again and said something about, “you better shut the side door too.” She did and he yelled at her to “F*&# off”. About a month and a half ago we had friends staying at our house and had their car broken into and we have seen here
on the blog about burglars approaching during the day so we are a bit wary of strangers. But this person was rude right off the start and did not have anything to show he was selling something. She called the police to report what happened and she requested they come to check things out. About 15 minutes after she called the police the man walked down our sidewalk again eyeing the door. She called the police and again was told they would stop by. This all happened about 4:00 pm, I got home at 5:30 pm and we left the house about 7:15 pm, but the cops didn’t come, at least not before we left. Just thought we would pass the word on.
Next – Kayle in Admiral e-mailed the report – she and her neighbors couldn’t find out anything about the alleged organization, so they’re hoping you might know: The solicitor was a man who came to the door in North Admiral “soliciting allegedly for Puget Sound Conservation last night around 8:30.” Kayle’s neighbor added, “He came down 54 stairs to our house too, and it seemed strange.” Remember that solicitors are required to have ID and a permit; here’s the city code. Meantime, Kayle and neighbors are hoping to hear from anyone with any idea whether this person was legit.
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