PP here again. And thank god this is anonymous but ... OP, my druggie brother and his druggie friend robbed our neighbors blind in the neighborhood we grew up in, and it destroyed our lives and forced our parents to leave our church, break off community ties, sell my childhood home and move. He did the same thing this guy is doing, he scoped the house, he would think up things to ask them at different times of the day, just to figure out a timeline of who would be home at which time, and ... I'm really shameful about this, but he pumped me for information without me knowing what he was doing, I was only a kid at the time.

Please protect your home at all cost.

He is a crackhead!
And you are a crackpot for answering the door 2 x for an obvious crackhead!

What everyone else has said. And also, he might be trying to scope out your house as well. OP, don't answer the door and call the police immediately if he comes back, or if you notice him around, looking suspicious. Pay close attention to your surroundings when you're coming or going.

Do you have a SAHP? If not, you might want to invest in some sort of technology where you can keep an eye on the house while you're away from home. Some kind of alarm system, or one of those front door cameras you can control with your smartphone.

I don't want to alarm you OP, but you are getting clues here that something isn't right about the situation, and your spidey sense is tingling enough that you brought it up here. You need to take action to protect yourself, your family, and your home. Getting robbed is horrific and terrifying, and you never quite get over the feeling of being watched and violated. Better to try to be proactive about the situation.

Anonymous wrote:This happened in McLean a few years ago. One neighbor ("playing dumb") chatted up the suspect in a driveway, while another called the cops.

The suspect was handcuffed for other crimes and taken away. Plus, in Fairfax County one needs a license, in plain sight (around neck, for example) to solicit door to door. I really think neighbors should be enlightening other neighbors, instead of trying to pretend their neighborhood is a perfect, quiet neighborhood - when it is not.

Attempted burglaries, door to door solicitors, break ins, car break ins and thefts should all be reported to the police and to your neighborhood list serve ASAP, so neighbors are actually safe.

Excellent teamwork. Will have to remember this strategy.

Actually OP I think it's not too late to call the non-emergency number and get this information recorded, if you haven't already.

Anonymous wrote:OP are you a man? I really can't comprehend a woman opening a door to a strange man twice. That's just dumb.

I opened it the first time thinking it was my neighbor. The second time my husband did. We have a large dog that barks and barks if the doorbell is rung. I think my husband opened it because he didn't want the dog to wake the kids. In hindsight I wish I would have told the guy to leave and if he comes back that I will call the cops.

This had made me really uncomfortable. I keep thinking what if I was coming home late and he confronted me outside of my house (town house). He says that he is related to a woman in the apartment in front of our place so they can see us come and go.

Call the cops, tell them about this, and ask THEM what you should do.

OP are you a man? I really can't comprehend a woman opening a door to a strange man twice. That's just dumb.

= d, as in "did"

Somewhat relatedid you know that if someone breaks into your car on a public street, the police have to dust for prints; whereas if the car break in happens in your driveway, they do not - and barely take a report?

OP, don't doubt yourself. Call the police next time.

This happened in McLean a few years ago. One neighbor ("playing dumb") chatted up the suspect in a driveway, while another called the cops.

The suspect was handcuffed for other crimes and taken away. Plus, in Fairfax County one needs a license, in plain sight (around neck, for example) to solicit door to door. I really think neighbors should be enlightening other neighbors, instead of trying to pretend their neighborhood is a perfect, quiet neighborhood - when it is not.

Attempted burglaries, door to door solicitors, break ins, car break ins and thefts should all be reported to the police and to your neighborhood list serve ASAP, so neighbors are actually safe.

For an aggressive like the one at 9:32, I'd call the regular police line, not the non-emergency line. But then I live in a super-quiet neighborhood.

Also in other cases, in addition to getting a very thorough description, I might try to get a cell phone pic from inside the house.

Ugh we had that happen last week. 9pm, someone came and rang the doorbell and aggressively beat on the door. I kept the kids upstairs and out of sight and then after 20 minutes I went down to check it out. I had one kid hold the phone and said to dial 911 if they hear me scream. At the very least it's very fucking rude to ring and bang at 9pm on a weeknight.

So you say, loudly, without opening the door, do not come into my property again, please. If the individual returns, call law enforcement immediately.

This happened in my neighborhood in St. Louis. They go the same person to open the door a few times just to tell them no, then one day when they opened it, the guy just pushed right through.