Reader Reports Suspicious Solicitors Near The Park As Well As Suspicious Activity In The Backyard

A reader who lives near the Park sent us this email about two suspicious solicitors as well as suspicious noise in the backyard:

Like your most recent blog post, I called the police on Monday, May 7^th because of two males at my door. It was 8pm and I heard pounding on my front door. I saw one of the two boys (late-teens/early twenties-both of them) through my window and said “NO thanks!”   

The guy made eye contact and said “Okay”. The other male (whom I couldn’t see) yelled “I’m your neighbor!” I stupidly opened the door to find two males, one African American and the other white at my door.   

They told me they “live on 45^th with Cherise” (whoever that is!) and they were doing a project for the UW where they have to meet 100 people and asked if I could help them. I said “nope” and shut my door. I watched them NOT go to my direct neighbors home, but did see them heading towards the boulevard and possibly went to another home. 

Wednesday evening, May 9th, a much stranger event occurred around 10pm.   I heard a scraping noise on my patio and thought something or someone was dragging my garbage cans. I jumped up and my phone hit the floor and made a noise (which I’m thinking scared them off). My room is directly over the patio and the only room with a light on at this time (except for my outdoor lights). 

I saw the umbrella from my backyard table (still open-about 6-8 feet wide) sitting on my patio…a good 10+ feet from the table it was pulled from. Without any wind, I ran through the house looking and didn’t see anyone.   

I called 9-1-1 who responded right away. When I went outside, the table it was pulled from was over-turned and there was no doubt that only a human could have been in my yard dragging my patio furniture around.