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Possibly suspicious activity?

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unknownartemis · 19/12/2019 18:56

Weird question --
I was home alone (so only one car in the drive way) when i heard a lot of commotion from outside I looked out and saw a young adult man at my door step taking pictures of my door entrance area while his car blared music & i think i may have heard what sounded like a baby with him? and maybe a woman talking as well? i believe they saw me and as soon as they did, jumped in their car and took off. i'm in a fairly rural area that you can't even stop on the side of the street they had to pull into my yard. i don't know if i'm just paranoid, but should i be worried?

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Countryescape · 19/12/2019 19:01

Definitely dodgy. They’re probably scoping out the locks and the area for their up and coming crime spree. I’d just let the police know. Did you get a car rego?

AllergicToAMop · 19/12/2019 19:03

Scoping the locks while being loud af. I really don't think so.

Is there anything interesting by your entrance? If you are fairly rural, is it by touristy area?

ShristmasChopper · 19/12/2019 19:06

We're they trying to steal ant Xmas decs.

My friend lives in a rural location and had 3 wreaths stolen off her front door so far this month.

chillykiwi · 19/12/2019 19:06

Were they leaving a parcel and taking a photo for proof? It does sound bizarre though.

Alte · 19/12/2019 19:07

Something similar happened to my house, when the DC were home alone Sad still no idea what was going on, but that was 2 weeks ago and they haven't been back.

TheReluctantCountess · 19/12/2019 19:08

They weren’t being very stealthy, so I doubt if it was anything to be really worried about. It’s most odd though.

unknownartemis · 19/12/2019 19:10

i didn't really get a good look at the car but is the situation enough to even call police??? like am i just able to voice my concern or would that be unwarranted

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SparkyBlue · 19/12/2019 19:12

Were they taking photos of your front door? They might be getting a new one and liked the style of your door. It's something I would probably do.

LL83 · 19/12/2019 19:12

Too noisy, I wouldn't worry. Phone probably out looking for signal for directions. Or arguing with each other.

AppropriateAdult · 19/12/2019 19:15

I have taken pictures of strangers’ windows before, when we were deciding what style to go for in our new house Blush But I was a bit more subtle about it than this guy.

mummyduckduck · 19/12/2019 19:33

Sounds like they're lost. Maybe trying to find a friend's house for the first time and txting the friend a picture to check it's the right house before they knock?

Just a guess but I don't think many burglars take babies with them, they're a bit of an inconvenience.

BriefDisaster · 19/12/2019 20:16

Do you have a particularly gorgeous or unusual house? They could be snapping pictures for instagram to pass off as their own.

Rosspoldarkssaddle · 19/12/2019 23:51

Get yourself a video doorbell. Then you can see what is going on and they can see you have one.

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