Boca Raton Police Safety Tip

Q:  A worker came to my door and wanted to show me some work he was doing for a neighbor.  I told him I was not interested and shut the door.  Did I do the right thing?  What else should I have done?

A:  You did the right thing, but I would recommend calling the police immediately to report the incident.  Criminals use various “distraction techniques” so they or their accomplice can enter your home and steal your valuables; generally jewelry and cash. The most common technique used is by asking you to go outside to talk about work that needs to be done to your house or work which is being done to a neighbor’s house which may affect you. Other techniques which are used as ruses to gain entry into your home are spilling some sort of liquid on you which they say is harmful and must be washed off immediately, or by posing as some type of worker needing access to your residence.  Regardless, never open your door for solicitors or workers you did not previously hire, rather speak through the door and contact the police immediately.

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