How concerned should I be about a sketchy guy in the neighborhood not being honest about where he lives?

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I was just outside taking pictures of the mushrooms that popped up in my front yard and a guy was out kind of pacing around.

We made eye contact so I had to say something.

I waved and turned to go inside.

He stopped me and explained that he was my neighbor and a tree trimmer and asked if I needed any work.

He said he lived across the street and pointed to a house.

I said I was good but would remember the offer if anything came up.

Problem is, I know that guy doesn’t live here.

I’ve never seen him.

AND I know who lives in the house he pointed to and it’s definitely not him.

He continued to kind of pace around before getting in a car I’ve never seen and left.

Now I’m paranoid.

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You could make a non-emergency call to your police department and let them know what you saw, just in case anyone else reports something similar. Other than that, not much else you can do. You can talk to the person who lives at the home and let them know what you saw as well, and let them know a dude was claiming to live there.

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You should be here all are strangers in my neighbor hood… I don’t even know who lives next 3 houses …

People come and go… If I think of possibilities they are endless ,… I think… Who knows there be a meteor shower anytime … What would be the probabilities…

I like how you notice the details…in you surrounding …

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I would be scared to. If you see him again you should make your husband be seen with you so he knows you aren’t alone. Sorry just a thought.

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There is this homeless woman who is a drug addict that always asks me for money. Last time I saw her she tried to make eye contact with me but I ignored her. She didn’t beg me for money at that time. I know she’s on welfare and shoots heroin for her money. Then she begs for money from strangers. Point is, don’t make eye contact with strangers nor talk to them if you don’t have to. But it’s good that you were polite and neutral. Boundaries are important! If someone is crossing your boundaries and makes you uncomfortable then something is probably wrong.

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I’m in favor of this. This guy sounds like an experienced liar to me. Let him know you aren’t going to let him get away with anything illegal where you live. Lock up your valuables - power tools, cars, and anything else that might be tempting for a burglar. I am able to have some compassion for this guy, but not as long as he is casing a neighborhood. He needs help, so report him to authorities.

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wow scary…you could have ben kidnapped for crying out loud.

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It was daylight and I have a fence in my front yard.

I don’t think I was at great risk of getting kidnapped, just don’t know what the guy was doing.

Plus, he seemed to back off when he heard my dogs.

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The neighbours spent the first three months we lived here watching us. I guess the previous renters were something else. They like that the yard is kept up, the house is decorated for each holiday, there are no wrecked cars parked out front or on the lawn, the police don’t show up every few days, etc. If you’re on my block you need to assume someone is watching you because they are.

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My neighbor is always watching us.

Older German woman.

She’s very funny and very nice.

We rent this house and my landlords maintain the garden.

When my landlord was gardening one day, the neighbor came over and gushed about how wonderful we are.

Told her we were the best neighbors she’s had in a long time.

The landlord’s son lived here the past ten years before we moved in.

Pretty funny.

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LOL. I love it. Our new landlords are so much better than the previous one. They actually fix things.

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My landlords fix things but frequently try to do handy work themselves.

Which works sometimes.

They’re pretty good about getting things done in the end though.

Right now I’ve got a wonky dishwasher that probs needs replacing.

That’ll be a fun conversation.

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I don’t think you shouldnt panic about it just yet
He’s most likely an innocent vagrant looking for extra cash, doing menial work.

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Could be.

We’ve just had a lot of gang activity around the past month or so.

He was wearing solid orange, had neck tattoos and was very assertive.

Not trying to make snap judgements, but he seemed like trouble.

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Maybe he works for CalTrans ::thinking: :grimacing:

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