Clipboard going door to door with intent to break and enter

mike65

Reports in Cherrymount area, some fella in his twenties, neat ginger hair, slim build with a blue clipboard trying houses for size by knocking/ringing several times leaving returning doing it again and then taking a chance.

whoops can a mod merge this?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056598825&page=2

MitchKoobski

I'll stick my hurleys next to the door for the next while so.

kensutz

Called to our place in Cherrymount and if he does it again I'll be letting him know where to go.

decies

Those nigerians can be trouble alright :eek:

Potential-Monke

This is where neighbourhood watch should come in. Anyone who sees someone going door to door and doing more than knocking (ie: peering in), should report them immediately to the Gardai.

7upfree

mike65 wrote: »

Reports in Cherrymount area, some fella in his twenties, neat ginger hair, slim build with a blue clipboard trying houses for size by knocking/ringing several times leaving returning doing it again and then taking a chance.

whoops can a mod merge this?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056598825&page=2

Same fella was collecting for a Cork charity in our area (Grange Road) last Friday week. Charity knew nothing about it. Ginger, buck teeth, around 5'10".
Reported it to the Guards.

bradknowell

Potential-Monke wrote: »

This is where neighbourhood watch should come in. Anyone who sees someone going door to door and doing more than knocking (ie: peering in), should report them immediately to the Gardai.

my next door neighbour leaves his downstairs window wide open some days. It be open for hours. Dunno what some people be thinking. Grand if someone is in there but they seem to be never there

ex_infantry man

bradknowell wrote: »

my next door neighbour leaves his downstairs window wide open some days. It be open for hours. Dunno what some people be thinking. Grand if someone is in there but they seem to be never there

ya never know it may be a trap, he might be sat near the window with a shotgun of something

bradknowell

ex_infantry man wrote: »

ya never know it may be a trap, he might be sat near the window with a shotgun of something

Maybe thats it yeah haha. he is extremely quiet so maybe the quietness is covering up his homicidal tendencies.

Trotter

Similar guy knocking on doors on the Dunmore road. Had a blue clipboard with a sheet on saying it was for a sponsored cycle from Cork to Waterford to raise funds for a clinic for people with addiction issues.. Said it was called Victory Outreach..

Adyx

Trotter wrote: »

Similar guy knocking on doors on the Dunmore road. Had a blue clipboard with a sheet on saying it was for a sponsored cycle from Cork to Waterford to raise funds for a clinic for people with addiction issues.. Said it was called Youth Outreach..

I'd say it was for addiction issues alright.

Trotter

Adyx wrote: »

I'd say it was for addiction issues alright.

Sorry I got the name wrong.. Victory Outreach..

jo06555

Shotguns at the ready folks !!!! :0 what happens when old people are afraid to open the door and these guys think no one is home and go breaking in????

christmas2012

i remember a guy with a blue van doing this in our area some years back ... scary

Backstreet Moyes

Saw something myself yesterday maybe nothing but you would be thinking. Was walking around the sitting room and saw a dodgy looking guy get out of a car. He was just standing in the middle of the road in the pouring rain and looking at all houses up and down the street. He ran over knocked on a door across the road no answer started trying to look through the glass. Went in next door fella answered and at same time fella nextdoor opened up. He made brief conversation with the fella who opened the door and said nothing to the fella at the first house he knocked on. Jogged off into car and drove off. Maybe nothing but just looked dodgy.

bradknowell

Trotter wrote: »

Similar guy knocking on doors on the Dunmore road. Had a blue clipboard with a sheet on saying it was for a sponsored cycle from Cork to Waterford to raise funds for a clinic for people with addiction issues.. Said it was called Victory Outreach..

Oh that fella called to my door about a month ago. Skinny fella with buck teeth.

billiejosie

Trotter wrote: »

Similar guy knocking on doors on the Dunmore road. Had a blue clipboard with a sheet on saying it was for a sponsored cycle from Cork to Waterford to raise funds for a clinic for people with addiction issues.. Said it was called Victory Outreach..

Myself and fiance saw this guy in Grantstown Park yesterday, whats the deal with him? Is he trying to scam money or is he casing the places? Creepy

coldwood92

Similar thing in cork http://www.thejournal.ie/watch-out-gardai-warn-public-about-bogus-traders-in-cork-510327-Jul2012/

mike65

Need to get a pic of this fella and not post it here but online and PM the link.

Adyx

kensutz wrote: »

Called to our place in Cherrymount and if he does it again I'll be letting him know where to go.

Meant to ask, what time did he call to ye Ken? I heard nothing but I would have been asleep or had headphones on.

Trotter wrote: »

Sorry I got the name wrong.. Victory Outreach..

That was my poor attempt at a joke. I was implying he was a junkie. I don't think Youth Outreach exist and Victory Outreach is definitely fake going by their website.

Creamsoda

Adyx wrote: »

Victory Outreach is definitely fake going by their website.

They are real from what I've read about them but they are basically a cult and really dodgy. Still doubt he has anything to do with them.

Daffodil.d

Creamsoda wrote: »

Adyx wrote: »

Victory Outreach is definitely fake going by their website.

They are real from what I've read about them but they are basically a cult and really dodgy. Still doubt he has anything to do with them.

A girl also called earlier on around 5ish. same charity. the guy called around 8ish i told him a girl had also called. Its supposed to be for a centre for addiction and depression up across from ballygunner school. I asked a few questions to the girl because to be honest I don't think that's a good place to put a centre like that. Seemed legit though.I should add I am on the dunmore road.

Creamsoda

Daffodil.d wrote: »

A girl also called earlier on around 5ish. same charity. the guy called around 8ish i told him a girl had also called. Its supposed to be for a centre for addiction and depression up across from ballygunner school. I asked a few questions to the girl because to be honest I don't think that's a good place to put a centre like that. Seemed legit though.I should add I am on the dunmore road.

He called to me last week claiming to be collecting for autistic children. Deserves an award for all the charity work he's doing

mike65

Daffodil.d wrote: »

A girl also called earlier on around 5ish. same charity. the guy called around 8ish i told him a girl had also called. Its supposed to be for a centre for addiction and depression up across from ballygunner school. I asked a few questions to the girl because to be honest I don't think that's a good place to put a centre like that. Seemed legit though.I should add I am on the dunmore road.

Creamsoda wrote: »

He called to me last week claiming to be collecting for autistic children. Deserves an award for all the charity work he's doing

Are we still talking about the same fella as in the OP? Ginger top, about 6 foot?

Daffodil.d

Yes foxy hair tall and he seemed nervous. strong accent, can't place where from. Not from town anyway.

Creamsoda

mike65 wrote: »

Are we still talking about the same fella as in the OP? Ginger top, about 6 foot?

Yeah definitely the same fella, ginger with a clip board.

kensutz

Adyx wrote: »

Meant to ask, what time did he call to ye Ken? I heard nothing but I would have been asleep or had headphones on.

It was about 4:15pm that he called from what I can remember.

Bards

seem to remember, someone matching this guys description robbed a work colleague's home about 12 months ago. Same M.O - same area of the City. He reported it to the Guards and they seems to know exactly who he was and he had his stuff back before you could say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious


Makes you wonder why the F*** he is still going door-to-door, - what happened. a little slap on the wrists.

we need to have Zero tolerance for this kind of behaviour and our well paid Public Servants should get off their behind and put a stop to this creep. At worst a hefty fine for going door-to-door collecting for charities without a valid license

Oh Wait - their too busy implementing their Go-Slow blitz for the next 24 hours on the over taxed Motorist to do any REAL crime fighting.

Edit: IIRC didn't we out source this so the cops could spend more time stopping real criminals - go figure

MaltaFan

He's in grange manor area right now, I'm trying to get a pic! I refused to answer the door, he knocked three times!!!

bradknowell

Bards wrote: »

seem to remember, someone matching this guys description robbed a work colleague's home about 12 months ago. Same M.O - same area of the City. He reported it to the Guards and they seems to know exactly who he was and he had his stuff back before you could say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Hmmmm I think I might know him. Well not know him but know of him, if its the same fella that is. Used to live in hillview and supposedly was robbing half the town. Skinny little fella about 23.

Bards

any more sightings?

skinnyboy

Fella matching the desciption is around hillview now with a blue clip board

bradknowell

skinnyboy wrote: »

Fella matching the desciption is around hillview now with a blue clip board

Didn't call here. Boo I wanna see this illusive chap

Professey Chin

bradknowell wrote: »

Didn't call here. Boo I wanna see this illusive chap

And answer the door in womens knickers with a hatchet and bunny ears on

bradknowell

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

And answer the door in womens knickers with a hatchet and bunny ears on

I'm already half way dressed for that combo. Sweet.

CantGetNoSleep

What does the cnut say if you actually answer the door?

bradknowell

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

What does the cnut say if you actually answer the door?

The fella that called to me a month or two ago was asking for money for some cycle in aid of drug abuse or something like that. He had no blue clipboard with him so Im not sure if its the same fella.

bradknowell

He just called to my door now this second. He going along crescent drive in hillview now. Some head on him haha. Sounds a bit slow.

chainsawman

In Hillview. Answered the door, here he was last monday evening.... My next door gave him €2.... Went to the bookie in an hour myself, bump into him backing horses... My daughter seen him yesterday at Freshways at cleaboy trying to rob tablets, Security man keeping an eye on him.

dlofnep

This lad came to my door here in Hillview either yesterday or the day before. He said he was collecting for drug-rehabilitation. His teeth were rotted out of his head. I just told him I had no money, was a bit skeptical about him.

ex_infantry man

he's at this a while lads, when i lived in tramore this time last year he called to me house bogusly collecting for drug rehabilitation!! did'nt give him a penny

j8701

He just called to my house in lisduggan area. Usually with a tall skinny girl and tall skinny fella. See them around town everyday known heroin addicts. Has anybody rang the guards.

bradknowell

j8701 wrote: »

He just called to my house in lisduggan area. Usually with a tall skinny girl and tall skinny fella. See them around town everyday known heroin addicts. Has anybody rang the guards.

He was on his own the two times he called here. He seems fairly slow.
I didnt ring the guards because , well I never seen him do anything dodgy.

When he called to me he said it was a bike race in june, he should probably move with the times if he gonna bullshyte people.

Potential-Monke

Bards wrote: »

seem to remember, someone matching this guys description robbed a work colleague's home about 12 months ago. Same M.O - same area of the City. He reported it to the Guards and they seems to know exactly who he was and he had his stuff back before you could say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious


Makes you wonder why the F*** he is still going door-to-door, - what happened. a little slap on the wrists.

we need to have Zero tolerance for this kind of behaviour and our well paid Public Servants should get off their behind and put a stop to this creep. At worst a hefty fine for going door-to-door collecting for charities without a valid license

Probably did get a slap on the wrists, but that's the Judges fault. Well, it's the legal systems fault really.

Bards wrote: »

Oh Wait - their too busy implementing their Go-Slow blitz for the next 24 hours on the over taxed Motorist to do any REAL crime fighting.

Go-Slow was requested by the public. It's the result of requests and statistics that show that increased traffic management is required at certain times of the year, and these operations have proven to save lives. Anyway, the operation is run by the traffic corps, the regular units wouldn't have been doing anything, and the traffic rarely answer calls like this thread is referring to.

Bards wrote: »

Edit: IIRC didn't we out source this so the cops could spend more time stopping real criminals - go figure

it was outsourced to allow the traffic units to focus on more operations/traffic related calls, and the regular units no longer have to carry out speed checks. So, they are spending more time on stopping "real" criminals...

tankbarry

wife said he was in Hazlebourne last week knocking on doors that had no cars in the Drive......

chainsawman

If he comes at my door, I will let him in and lock my door and I will say it to him straight to his face until i am blue in my face..:cool:

Professey Chin

chainsawman wrote: »

If he comes at my door, I will let him in and lock my door and I will say it to him straight to his face until i am blue in my face..:cool:

Or you could live up to your username. That sounds more fun :pac:

RacoonQueen

Just flicking through this thread reminds you that you probably should be more aware of people knocking on doors 'collecting' or looking around. Generally wouldn't even look twice at someone. Don't really know most of the people in the houses around us and there's a couple of dodgy neighbours(with dodgy friends) so could be hard to tell the difference where we live.

Shortly after we moved in myself and the mother were sitting having our brekkie, noticed two men knocking on a door across the street, got no answer, a minute later they kicked the door down. Just shrugged it off that they were probably dodgy friends of the people who lived there. Heard about a week later the house had been broken into. Whoops.

Do we mind our own business too much these days? I'd be disgusted/disappointed with my neighbours if they'd seen someone peering in our windows/kicking the door down and didn't do anything about it.

mary21

he is in roanmore park right now

Finnbar01

Why wouldn't people call the guards for this fraudster?

gscully

Finnbar01 wrote: »

Why wouldn't people call the guards for this fraudster?

...and have this thread die a death? Have a word with yourself.