Although the fire department does have a smoke detector program,
there may be someone trying to case houses. Please see the 2
conversations below from our block listserve.
1. Perhaps this is not necessary (better safe than sorry though),
but we had a strange occurrence at our house. Sunday, around noon, a
man knocked at our door (4900 block of Cedar). He did not introduce
himself and asked whether our smoke detectors were working. Once we
told him yes, they are working, he turned around and walked away, and
we noticed he didn't walk up to our neighbors.
We thought it a bit unusual, and perhaps it was nothing more than
that, but I wanted to put it out there since the fire department
would have had an obvious uniform and they usually make an initial
phone call. Did anyone else experience this visitor over the
weekend? He looked to be 5'6'' ish, light-skinned African-American
man, early thirties, medium build, and close-cut hair. He wore an
all dark-blue uniform with a "Ray" name badge, and carried a
walkie-talkie.
2. I spoke to the fire department, and they said this guy was not
with them. They said that the fire department was not checking houses
on our block this weekend, and that any legitimate person would
clearly say that he or she is from the fire department and show ID.
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Dr. Gail Massey
Room 243 John Morgan Bldg.
Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6082
Ph:215-898-6850; Fax: 215-898-2401
E-Mail: [email protected]
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