When thinking of the safety of their home, most people focus on protecting it from those who may try to break in when no one’s home.  But what about those people you let in all by yourself?

ChronicleLedgerNewsGroup.com reported the details of an alert issued by the Derry Township Police Department, which urged residents to pay more attention to who they are letting into their homes.  The alert resulted from a report on Nov. 3 of two suspicious men, claiming to be from Verizon, asking to enter residents’ home to take care of a service call.

It turned out, these men were not from Verizon at all.  In fact, the phone company confirmed that they don’t even have service calls in that area.  None of the residents confronted by these men allowed them into their home, but what if they had gone to a home where the residents did use Verizon?

“That scares me,” Derry Township resident Arlene said.  “It shows you really never know if a person is who they say they are.”

Arlene is not the only one to have concerns.

“It’s tough, because I want to know my family is safe at home,” Elizabethtown resident Bob said.  “This really shows that we can’t always be as trusting as maybe we want to be.”

But what can you do to make sure you’re being safe when someone rings your doorbell?  Click the video below for some quick tips.

Check out the article from baltimoresun.com.

Any personal experiences with deceptive visitors to your home?  Do you have any more helpful tips for others in the community?  Leave a comment!

Reported by:  Sara Sandhaus, Elizabethtown College Senior

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