If someone comes to your door claiming to work for the gas company and needing to check for a leak, you might want to ask them for identification before letting them in, the Vancouver Police Department said.
That exact situation played out at the home of a Vancouver woman over the weekend, said Kim Kapp, Vancouver police spokeswoman. A woman let two men into her home who said they worked for the gas company. She let them in but became suspicious when one of the men went into a bedroom. She asked the men for ID. When they didn’t have any related to a business, she asked them to leave, Kapp said.
The men left, the woman is OK and nothing appears to be stolen, Kapp said. But “it’s a good reminder that residents confirm actual identification,” before any stranger enters your home, she said.
“Most businesses would have people wearing a uniform,” she said. If you’re still unsure, you can call the business to ask if they have service people in the area. “They don’t want to be misrepresented either,” Kapp said.