Old San Rafael Neighborhood Organization

Safety Issue

Sep 10, 2003

This has happened to someone in our neighborhood. Please look out for this person, if they approach you write down a description of the person and call the police. If this person is who he says he is then he will have and ID from the company he works for. Take his ID and call the company to verify he works there before letting him into your house or answering any of his questions. He may want to rob you or do something worse.

Here is the message from a neighbor.

Hi there. I have a concern and think the neighborhood should be aware. A man came by my house yesterday that said he was with the company who installed my security system. He asked me if it was working properly and if I had any trouble with the batteries. My system is working fine so I thought nothing of it until last night. I called ADT today and found out that the company that installed my system is actually out of business. I think this man was going door to door and finding out if people's security systems were actually working. I know lots of people cancel their systems and leave the sign in the yard to make it look like they have a system in place.

The man is middle aged, stout and wearing a brown uniform, complete with hat and clipboard.