Strange solicitor.

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Permalink Reply by Amy Goodwine on February 19, 2010 at 5:53pm

We also got a visit, but it was a nice looking guy in his 20's, but still in a mini van. I assumed it was someone who knew my husband so I answered the door. This was probably around 2:00. He wanted to come in and tell me about blah blah blah after handing me the glass cleaner and a card, but I said I needed to sleep because I worked nights and he relented easily. I gave him back his cleaner and he left. It didn't particularly strike me as creepy. I figured they stopped because my car was in the driveway and they figured we would be home.

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Permalink Reply by Amy Barron on February 19, 2010 at 11:26pm

Thanks Amy,

Somehow makes me less nervous knowing I wasn't the only one. We were robbed a year ago and ever since, I've been a bit on edge.

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Permalink Reply by JKN on February 20, 2010 at 2:09pm

They came to my house Friday afternoon, and I didn't answer. White man w/glasses driving the van. Blonde gal at my door. Saw them stop two doors down after leaving my place. Very weird...

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Permalink Reply by Amy Kemper on February 22, 2010 at 9:24am

They stopped by our home as well. It was the same young man described by Amy and the mini-van sat in our driveway. Both of our cars were in the driveway so I gathered they stopped because we were home. I didn't find it that odd other than noticing they drove away instead of trying any of the neighbor's homes who also had cars in driveways. Since we were both home and I didn't open the door at all to let them scope out the place, I dismissed it.

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Permalink Reply by Amy Barron on February 22, 2010 at 12:24pm

Funny- We are all Amys.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Lusk on February 22, 2010 at 9:25pm

Weird that you're all Amys! I wonder if Amy Gunn got a visit as well?!
Did anyone call the police? Definitely a situation where a call to 911 is not out of line. If anything makes you uneasy, definitely call and they'll keep an eye out for suspicious behavior.

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Permalink Reply by Joe on March 2, 2010 at 9:47am

No solicitors here, but we did have a Jehovah's Witness come to our house last Thursday, asking us if we had found Jesus. We inquired as to how they lost Him and where they last saw Him, and offered to file a police report, but she declined.

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Permalink Reply by Griff on March 2, 2010 at 11:21am

I last saw him nailing shingle to a roof on Central.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Carlson on March 5, 2010 at 11:51am

Hey to everyone in the neighborhood:

We must always call the police when something like this happens. Shirley Purvitis, the North District liaison to our 'hood who comes to our WNA meetings, is emphatic that this kind of suspicious activity must be reported. According to her, the rule is:

If it is happening right when you call and you can still see the person, dial 911 (yes, 911)

If it happened at some other time, dial the non-emergency number That number is 327-3811. Post it where you can see it when you need it.

This information helps the police determine patterns and will encourage them to have more regular patrols where there are problems.

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