Full Notification

On 12/18/20 at 2:05 p.m. a ruse burglary occurred in the area of 7300 York Town Road.  In this incident an unknown male approached a home, contacting the victim and advised he was from the water department.  The male was convincing and walked into the home.  While the unknown male distracted the victim, two additional unknown males entered the home without the victim’s knowledge.  The victim heard additional persons in the home and addressed them, which startled the subjects. They then left.  The unknown subjects were seen entering a white minivan by a witness. No one was injured physically during this incident. Subject #1, who represented himself as a water department worker, was described as a heavy-set black male, wearing dark colored clothing, baggy pants, a black coat, gloves, a hat, and a mask. Subject #2 was described as a black male wearing a utility vest, dark hat, mask, and gloves.  Subject #3 was described as a black male wearing a cream-colored hooded sweatshirt, work boots, a dark colored hat, mask, and gloves. 
 
Please remember to always verify the identity of any workers who come to your home without an appointment. All legitimate workers should have credentials with them to verify their names and employment. You can call their employer’s listed phone number to verify their employment and their purpose at your residence.  Village of Frankfort Water Department personnel do not approach residences without an appointment or initial contact by a resident.  Also, water department workers drive vehicles with the easily identifiable Village of Frankfort insignia on them. If you are suspicious of a worker’s legitimacy, you should contact the Frankfort Police Department immediately for assistance. We continue to ask residents to call in ANY suspicious persons, activities, vehicles, and incidents.
 
If anyone has information to related to this incident, please contact the Frankfort Police Department at 815-469-9435.