Aplogies cos this will be long and probably confusing.
About 5 minutes ago a policeman knocked at my door asking for (lets call him) Mr Ian Smith. As soon as he said the name I recognised it but couldn't place it so assumed it must have been one of the many people that lived with the family that got evicted.
I said I didn't know him and the policeman asked how long we had been here and I told him. He also asked if we get any other people asking here for him, and I said yeah loads. He then asked if I knew where they had gone, and I said no cos i don't or didn't think I did. He then asked for my name, thanked me for my help and left.
About 20 seconds after he'd gne, I realised why the name sounded familiar. Ian Smith is next doors eldest son. He did live in this house for a while just before the family got evicted, but as far as I know he now lives either with his girlfriend or his dad (next door).
Another thing thats bothering me, is that the smae police man has asked me the same question before , ok so he may of forgotten that, but surely it would be on record somewhere that they have checked this address out before.
The other thing also is that on this estate we have a community police surgery held every month. I know that this policeman has attended some of those meeting because i have seen him there, so surely he would know by now from the h/a that we live here now and no one else.
Anyway, what if anything should I do ?? Obviously I haven't deliberatly mislead the police because I honestly didn't know when he asked me, but now I do.
I would be a bit wary of giving them any info as I know how that can backfire on me from when i lived in the flat and also I think this may be why they keep asking me, because they think I have a reputation for grassing on people.