Anna 82 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Not sure if this is something to worry about but I have just come home and my cousin (who is staying with me) said he saw a rather suspicious looking guy this morning on Ferris Road (just off Tyrrel Rd). He kept coming up to our front door and looking through the post box and when my cousin went to answer the door, he kept running off. He came back a few times but then ran off again. Slightly concerning!Has anyone else seen this guy today or in fact any other day in the area? Only description is he is white, dressed in dark trousers and a dark coat and had dark hair. Not very helpful I know.Just thought I should mention it, especially to those in the area.... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadwolf Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ring the police you silly women. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOne Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I wonder if this is the same guy discussed in the 'Peeping Tom' thread? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna 82 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 What are the police going to do with that info? Arrest everyone with dark clothing? I will let them know but there is nothing they will be able to do. Especially as I wasn't actually around to see it. Just wondered if anyone else had seen something? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOne Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Here's the Peeping |Tom linkhttp://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,227331,227708#msg-227708 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
olski p Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Probably not very helpful calling her a silly women. Sure, remind her to call the police but why be so rude? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadwolf Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I appreciate they don't have much to go on Anna but their presence in the area will be a deterent. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna 82 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Thanks Olski. Glad someone has some manners.As for the peeping tom thread, could well be. The guy clearly new someone was in as my cousin answered the door and called out twice but he still came back. Very odd! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Make sure he sees you taking a picture of him - if he knows he will be identified that might just be enough to deter Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna 82 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 If he comes back I will for sure. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmlow Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 this is concerning. Agreed, once he knows he has been identified he may go away.What worries me is that it could be an old lady in there who may open the door to see what is going on... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna 82 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 I have reported it to the police. There isn't anything they can do really but they have it on file. I will keep my eye out and try and get a pic if he comes back. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvPeckham Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Call the East Dulwich Safer Neighbourhood Team and alert them to his activities, they are on foot patrol in the area and can keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour... if you take a photo make sure you can't be injured when you do (i.e. the person tryign to grab the camera off you) If you are in Nunhead / Peckham Rye then call the Peckham Rye team.The more information they have on someone acting like this, the better the chance they have of stopping him.He may be harmless, but then again he may not, always best not to take that chance and if the SNT's aren't on duty at the moment or it is an emergency then call 999 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew123 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I wonder what "honk" would have said about the description Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fractionater Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I'd go out and give him a good kicking....then call the police! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikecg Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I remember a few years ago I heard the letterbox go at my old flat, I was working from home that day. I crept outside checked down the stairwell and I saw two men aged between 35 and 40 kick the door in to the flat downstairs, I called the Police, when they arrived I told them "Look" they are walking around that corner, they were more concerned about me saying they were about as urgent as a tranquilized slug than catching burglars, it was a good job Harry my 91 year old neighbour was out, they may have hurt him if he was in. During the time I called the Police and them actually arriving, they managed to ransack his flat, they never got caught. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbs Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 That's my street!! I will keep an eye out and an ear out for the mailbox flap.. I was home all day yesterday and didnt see anything admittedly I was quite poorly so didnt venture out at all but will keep my eyes peeled.. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Anna 82 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I have reported it to the police. There isn't> anything they can do really but they have it on> file. I will keep my eye out and try and get a pic> if he comes back.there is a fair bit they can do, obviously they won,t be placing bobbies on permanent duty at the end of the street, but the likelihood is the info will be placed on daily briefing for the area and the officer responsible for the area will be aware of potential problems and will be more likely to do the occasional pass whilst on their duties, which in turn should deter the potential offender, or at least send him somewhere else, which obviously dosent solve the problem, but at least its not your problem any more. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
minder2 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 best thing to do i think is open a top window and chuck a bucket of cold water over him! that should make him think twice before looking through letterboxes again invading peoples privacy. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nylonmeals Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Weird - I had a guy come up to our house (which is on the street mentioned in the post) early evening a few nights back. He tapped at the glass of the front door and rattled the letter-box. I got a strange feeling, so went up to the door and said "Who is it" loudly. He said nothing. In fact didn't seem to move. I switched on all the lights upstairs and when I looked out of the window he was gone. Didn't phone police - what could I have said. Someone tapped on my door and wouldn't answer me. But I was very spooked and happy when husband got home! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-172908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morag Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 This has happened twice to our household on Hindmans Road in the afternoon 20th of January and the 13th of February. A male matching the description has rattled our letterbox twice and looked through it and he stayed there for a while just looking through. This has been reported to the police.Personally I feel this is a tatic to gauge whether someone is actually in, to possibly burgle the premises, or from observing the target locations that have been selected by this perp, he seems to be persistant and focusing on female households, so perhaps maybe some vigilence should be called for if you are a female living alone, in case his motives are more sinister and some protection arranged for yourselves. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-173231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sharpen a stick,wait behind the door,when he appears poke him in the eye.Then open the letterbox and shout "SURPRISE"!If you can film it at the same time, you will have a winner. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-173255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 250 quid on 'you've been framed' Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-173391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisiana Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Aren't all men suspicious looking? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-173434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllforNun Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Did he have a man pouch ? and was he carrying a piece of green iron and a tambourine if so call the police NOW and get that pouch searched ! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5377-suspicious-looking-manferris-road-february-20th/#findComment-173458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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