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davis_squareA man came to my door today requesting entry. He said "I'm here to see the house." I could hear him through the mail slot and see him through the window but I did not open the door.
He was male, looked about 25, possibly Hispanic (dark skin, eyes, hair), 6', medium build, wearing a light blue T-shirt with "Tufts" in extra-large white lettering on the front.
When I asked who he had talked to, he said "I'm here to look at the house." I asked, "who sent you here?" and he said, "the landlord sent me to look at the house". When pressed, he did not know the name of the landlord, or of anyone who lived at my house. I said he could not come in. He then said that he had gotten the address on "the Tufts housing web site; I'm a Tufts student". He stated that it was "a three-bedroom?" which is incorrect. I said that he must have the wrong house because as far as I knew, we didn't even have any rooms available, and that we had 7 bedrooms, not three. He said, "Right, three bedrooms on the top floor, four on the bottom". This was all wrong, and I said, "I'm sorry, I can't let a strange man into the house." and went away from the door. He shouted "You're crazy!" and left. I called the police, but the female dispatcher said that they had several emergencies in the area and couldn't send anyone, but to call back if he returned.
This occurred on College Ave between Davis Square and the Powderhouse rotary. This guy looked about 25 years old and was demanding and rude to his 'housing prospect'. It's possible that he just had the wrong address, but my gut registered him as sketchy.
Thanks for reading. Be safe, and have a great weekend!
EDIT: Crap, this happened just a block or two away from where an assault was alleged two weeks ago: http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/616822.html
He was male, looked about 25, possibly Hispanic (dark skin, eyes, hair), 6', medium build, wearing a light blue T-shirt with "Tufts" in extra-large white lettering on the front.
When I asked who he had talked to, he said "I'm here to look at the house." I asked, "who sent you here?" and he said, "the landlord sent me to look at the house". When pressed, he did not know the name of the landlord, or of anyone who lived at my house. I said he could not come in. He then said that he had gotten the address on "the Tufts housing web site; I'm a Tufts student". He stated that it was "a three-bedroom?" which is incorrect. I said that he must have the wrong house because as far as I knew, we didn't even have any rooms available, and that we had 7 bedrooms, not three. He said, "Right, three bedrooms on the top floor, four on the bottom". This was all wrong, and I said, "I'm sorry, I can't let a strange man into the house." and went away from the door. He shouted "You're crazy!" and left. I called the police, but the female dispatcher said that they had several emergencies in the area and couldn't send anyone, but to call back if he returned.
This occurred on College Ave between Davis Square and the Powderhouse rotary. This guy looked about 25 years old and was demanding and rude to his 'housing prospect'. It's possible that he just had the wrong address, but my gut registered him as sketchy.
Thanks for reading. Be safe, and have a great weekend!
EDIT: Crap, this happened just a block or two away from where an assault was alleged two weeks ago: http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/616822.html
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Date: 2006-08-31 09:54 pm (UTC)