Comments on: Molino Residents Report Possible Door To Door Fraud

By: dad

dad — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:23:16 +0000

When I lived in P’cola years ago I had “students” come to my door many times selling magazines. Sometimes they came well after dark. They were very pushy and would argue with me when I tried to politely say I wasn’t interested. So I don’t think this is a new thing, maybe just new to the area. It is very annoying though and I sure wouldn’t let them in my house.
Luckily now I don’t think they would try to come past my dogs. At least I hope not.

By: just saying

just saying — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:44:36 +0000

He looked to old to me to be an exchange student.

By: Concerned!

Concerned! — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:56:50 +0000

Yes, they hit my house yesterday as well. Mikel was very nice, but did try to push his book. I felt a little unconfortable and kept my hand behind my door as I listened. I could not understand the purpose of his visit, until I kindly said. What do you want. He then pulled out books an I told him no thank you. I already have enough. He did ask quiet a few times to come inside and I said no thank you. I ask him a couple questions to and he said he was an exchange student. I then asked him what area he was from and he told me that he was staying with a family off Kingsfield. He was going back to his country in 2 weeks. His id looked ligit, but I find it hard that exchange students are asked to go door to door in a new country to sell to citizens. I have not called th foreign exchange student program. But I think it needs to be looked into. Bad practice to once again have a foreigner take away an American job if that is what is happening. Cheap labor.

By: G

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:14:31 +0000

The blond guy came by my house on Friday. After many questions, I finally got him to tell me he was selling textbooks. He was very vague about the purpose of his visit. He had my name and many others from our community including students. Please do not give out information about students or teachers in the community.
His car had New Jersey tags and his i.d. tag had Memphis, Tenn. on it.

By: Mossberg

Mossberg — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:01:57 +0000

Mossberg 12 gauge, ‘nough said. Come to my house pushing study books or anything else and you will be staring down the barrel of my 12 gauge. UNDERSTOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:22:34 +0000

Please come to our Mid County Neighborhood Watch meeting at 6:30pm tonight (Monday, August 22) and bring a friend! It is held the 4th Monday of every month at Aldersgate Methodist Church on Hwy 29. There will always be someone from the sheriff’s office there to answer your questions. This is one way to learn how to protect yourself, your family and help your neighbors protect themselves, too!

By: Danaburger

Danaburger — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:44:59 +0000

The blondes been to my house twice in the neighborhood behind the fire dept in cantonment. Both times I let him stand there knocking while my neighbors were calling to tell me there was a strange man on my porch. I watched him drive off once circle the block then drive by gawking at my yard again. I dont have kids and we thought it was stange this dude came to my house only, twice. I guess it might be the basketball goal and kids scooter and shoes outside. I will be armed next time and sure to open the door a bit. I suggest keeping your screen doors locked if you have um. Stops these guys from getting a good look inside.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:09:08 +0000

I remember a couple of years ago, I checked on an elderly neighbor, to discover a man, in a cheap suit talking on her telephone, saying mamn you have been approved for credit, all I need is your signature and we can deliver you, your new bed. My neighbor informed me, she had asked the salesman to leave, and he would not. I reached and took the phone from his hand, removed the vcr and demonstration video, he had hooked to her television. I told him if he came back, he would find himself in a coffee can. He has not returned.

By: molino jim

molino jim — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:16:06 +0000

Could there be a connection with this two people and the story from a couple of weeks ago about men “wanting to pick up someones kid to take him to Bible school”?

By: just sayin

just sayin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:41:41 +0000

just found out they came by my house friday. thank god my kids have been taught stranger danger. they did not open the door but the guy was saying hello while he was knocking. My kids have been taught to go out back and to the neighbors and that is what they did. chance rd has had 2 bad things happen recently, what’s going on in our community