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San Fernando Police Department
Monday October 19th, 2015 :: 05:20 p.m. PDT

Advisory

San Fernando Police Warn Residents To Be Weary of Unscheduled Service or Maintenance Workers.

On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at approximately 8:30 AM, a male residing in the 800 block of Glenoaks Blvd. was contacted at his front door by an unidentified male. The unidentified male said that he was going to be trimming the neighbors trees and was concerned that some of the limbs might fall into his rear yard and cause damage. The unidentified male asked the resident to meet him in his rear yard to identify the trees that were going to be cut. While speaking in the rear yard about the trees, the unidentified male spoke briefly on a 2 way radio.

After approximately ten minutes, the unidentified male excused himself and left the resident's yard. Several minutes later, the resident went back into his house and saw that it had been burglarized. The resident contacted SFPD who determined that no trees had been trimmed in the area and the unidentified male tricked the resident into leaving his home unattended.

SFPD wants to warn residents not to allow strangers who claim to be service or utility workers into their homes unless they are wearing official uniforms or present the appropriate credentials. If you are suspicious, do not allow the stranger onto you property and phone SFPD at 818-898-1267.

To report crime anonymously, call 818-831-5002.

Address/Location
San Fernando Police Department
910 1st St
San Fernando, CA 91340

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 818-898-1267

Lieutenant Nichole Hanchett
SFPD Detective Bureau Commander
[email protected]
818-898-1255

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