Strange Salesman "Carpet Cleaning"???

Posted in: River Trails

My son had been outside playing in the front yard.  When he came in, he left our front door open (glass storm door was shut, but you can still see inside the house). 

A few minutes later, a clean cut, well dressed black man, 30ish came to my door.  He handed me a green piece of paper that said something about his carpet cleaning business.  He said he's a new business and trying to drum up customers.  I explained to him that I dont have a single thread of carpet in my house and that we were not interested.  He seemed surprised that we had no carpet, but said okay and walked away. 

I had my son go outside and act like he was throwing out some trash (just to see where this guy went and what kind of car he got into.)  My son said that the man was just sitting on the curb at our street corner. 

I looked out my window, and sure enough, he was sitting on the curb.  Then I noticed that he was waiting for another guy, 30ish, clean cut well dressed white guy who was soliciting the house across the street from me.  THen a BURGUNDY MERCURY VILLAGER SPORT minivan pulled up.  They both got into the van, an older (50ish) white man was driving.  As they drove off, I tried to get the licenseplate but there was no license plate on the front and a temp license tag on the back.  THe numbers were too small and far away for me to read, but the last three numbers were 611.

I dont know for sure, but these might be people scoping out homes to break into later, so I'm posting this information so you all can be aware and on the lookout if they come to your house.

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  • sh1975
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  • Fort Worth, TX
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Thanks for posting this....did this occur around 5:30 or so this afternoon?  I saw them, too, and told them to go away....as my two big dogs stood behind me, barking, of course!

yes, it was around 5:30 this afternoon.

Which street?

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