Worried help please

[Desperatelyneedabreak]

Can anyone help as the weirdest thing just happened to me, I've just left my house for the school run with my children. A car was parked up outside and as I crossed the road it drived towards me not slowing down. He pulled down the window and asked if I lived in my house (never seen him before in my life) anyway he said don't you ever Slag me off on Facebook again?! I mean I swear down I have no idea who this man is?! I've never seen him before in my life either, I have no idea who he is and I haven't "slagged him off on Facebook" can anyone advise what I should do as obviously a single parent living alone

Did you get the registration number? Could you give a reasonable description? I think it's Def worth trying the none emergency police number and logging it incase anything happens again.

I'd also do a search on Facebook for anything mentioning your address, road name etc.

Thank you, I've literally never put anything about me on Facebook, never my address I don't even have my full name (it's my name and my middle now) how would he even find my address? I'm very shaken

Worrying as it is, I'd guess that the idiot has made a case of mistaken identity. If you see him again, definitely remember his number plate.

Do you or any neighbours have a Ring doorbell to see if you can get the reg. I would definitely log it with non-emergency if you can get some details.

Similar happened to me once. I was walking up to my son's nursery and as I got to the door, a man got out of a parked car, blocked my path and told me to keep away from here. Or something similar - it was a long time ago. I was quite shaken, but at least he didn't know where I lived. I never saw him again, but was on the lookout for him for ages after that.

Thanks all I reported it and the police are coming to visit I didn't actually think they would take it seriously it's really scared me, they are coming to visit on Monday I said 12pm but now I'm wondering if it would have been better for them to come later in the evening when my children are here as my son (secondary) is able to give a good description of him and his car? Or is it better when they are at school?

It’s pretty easy to find where people live when searching online as most people have a digital footprint. You’d prob be surprised to find your address if you googled your name.
It sounds extreme that he would go all the way to your house to threaten you. I would call the police but also are you sure you didn’t criticise him/his business on Facebook so you can trace back who it was and then make a complaint about him?

Better when the child is at school. Don’t want them worried

He's obviously got the wrong person but how would he know you're a single parent from seeing you leave the house? I wouldn't try nut to worry about that if you can

Did you confirm that you lived there? Is your name a common one, he's quite possibly looking for someone with the same name as you have you searched your full name on FB, if you don't show yours it really sounds like he's got the wrong person

I had some random woman message me on Messenger, a few years ago. A long rant about how she knew I'd slept with her husband on a specific night, and quoting some stuff from my Twitter feed. It wasn't me! I was actually out with my partner, that night! Got me worried he was leading a double life! But I did then research her on the internet and saw photos of her husband, who definitely wasn't my partner. Phew! No idea who she was. I suspect some people just get a real kick out of messing with people's heads and stalking them, online or in person. It was really weird.
So, maybe it's something along those lines, but obviously very much more threatening, having a bloke outside your house. Obviously got a screw loose, so am glad you've got the police involved.

If you are on Facebook I would post a message on the local page saying what happened.

Explain that you’ve not slagged anyone off and this man was really intimidating to you waiting outside your home etc.
Say the colour/make of the car but don’t say you are a single parent and say it has been logged with the police.

It will at least hopefully shame him or others may say the same thing happened to them.

Are you sure you haven’t left a negative review on Facebook for a restaurant or other business?

Did he use your name? Could it just be a wrong address as in he thinks his exs sister (or whoever slagged him off) lives at 17 Mount Street but she lives on Mount Avenue

@Desperatelyneedabreak you can go onto facebook and find out what comments you made and to whom previously. that way you might even see a pic of him which will be helpful to the police/

Get your son to write it down asap. How horrible for you OP.

Hope the police have logged this now and you feel a bit more at ease.

Thanks all the police didn't care so this thread can die out now

I would get a ring doorbell or similar.

Report it to your community policing unit so they have a record of it

I've already reported it and they didn't care so will leave it at that.