I've been trying to be out
in
the neighborhood more, on foot and by car. Hopefully I won't appear to be a suspicious person myself. I am trying to become more familiar with things, to be able to see what's out of place.
This evening (11pm) there was laughter coming from behind the walgreens. I called the police to take a look. It's not the right time or place for laughter.
One thing to watch out for is door-to-door solicitors. They are out in the neighborhood again. Do not open your door for them and tell your family not to either. The claims that they are working for a local charity or that they are from your neighborhood are usually bogus. They often work under semi-abusive nomadic conditions and occasionally serious criminals are hired by the door-to-door crew bosses. In January 2006 there was a 76 year old woman near Prospect High School that was raped by a door-to-door solicitor who claimed he needed to a drink of water and to use the restroom. Over the past few years there have been numerous other assaults, burglaries, and mischief caused by some solicitors throughout the bay area.
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January 2006 - Magazine Salesman Rape Case
Santa Clara, California
Traveling sales crews worry police
SOME PEDDLERS LINKED TO CRIME
The salesman who showed up at the house near Prospect High School in San Jose was neatly dressed and carried identification. When an elderly woman opened the door, he asked if she would buy some magazines to help him ``earn points for his magazine sales job.'' The woman hesitated. The salesman begged for a glass of water. Once inside, he asked to use the bathroom. And then, according to Santa Clara County prosecutors, the 40-year-old parolee dragged the 74-year-old woman into a back bedroom
and raped her. A door-to-door magazine salesman remains in custody today on suspicion of sexually assaulting an elderly woman at her West San Jose home last month, San Jose police reported today. After knocking on the 74-year-old woman's door in the area of Prospect High School, the 40-year-old man identified himself as a general subscription magazine salesman to persuade the woman to let him inside, police said. Once inside the house, police said the man grabbed the woman and forced her to a back bedroom where he allegedly assaulted her sexually. After the man fled the scene, the woman, whose identity is being withheld, called her husband who then contacted police. Police located the suspect in the area and the woman later
identified him, police said. He was arrested on Dec. 30 and was booked into Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of burglary and various sex offenses, police reported.
Are you the person who decides when we can laugh and when we can not? Man I have been looking for you all my life. Please where and what time can I laugh?-guest
Actually, DO go ahead and laugh when you are hiding in back of someone else's property late at night. It will make it easier to spot you ahead of time, so we will know where to expect graffiti, beer bottles, and other trash.
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