Imposter utility workers seek access to Henrico homes: 'Don't open your door'
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Bentley Chan,'}, {'start': '24.800', 'end': '29.679', 'text': "Henriiko County's director of DPU, says"}, {'start': '27.680', 'end': '31.920', 'text': 'they had two incidents reported on'}, {'start': '29.679', 'end': '34.719', 'text': 'Wednesday and at least one other call of'}, {'start': '31.920', 'end': '36.320', 'text': 'a similar situation come in early April.'}, {'start': '34.719', 'end': '38.559', 'text': 'Someone said that they needed to work on'}, {'start': '36.320', 'end': '40.879', 'text': 'a water meter. And for the general'}, {'start': '38.559', 'end': '43.120', 'text': 'public, your water meter is not in your'}, {'start': '40.879', 'end': '45.600', 'text': 'house. He says they want residents to be'}, {'start': '43.120', 'end': '47.600', 'text': 'aware and very cautious of anyone who'}, {'start': '45.600', 'end': '49.920', 'text': 'shows up to your door unannounced,'}, {'start': '47.600', 'end': '52.000', 'text': 'claiming to be a county employee. if'}, {'start': '49.920', 'end': '53.760', 'text': "they're not wearing a Henriiko County"}, {'start': '52.000', 'end': '56.879', 'text': "uniform, if they don't have a Herrio"}, {'start': '53.760', 'end': '59.359', 'text': 'County badge or like documentation'}, {'start': '56.879', 'end': '61.600', 'text': 'uh to call us and ask about it. Henriiko'}, {'start': '59.359', 'end': '64.000', 'text': 'County says if someone approaches your'}, {'start': '61.600', 'end': '66.560', 'text': 'home claiming they need to go inside to'}, {'start': '64.000', 'end': '68.640', 'text': 'do work, do not open the door before'}, {'start': '66.560', 'end': '71.040', 'text': "confirming who they are and who they're"}, {'start': '68.640', 'end': '73.280', 'text': 'with. So, if you have a Ring doorbell'}, {'start': '71.040', 'end': '74.880', 'text': 'camera, you can use that to ask them for'}, {'start': '73.280', 'end': '76.240', 'text': "identification. And if you don't, you"}, {'start': '74.880', 'end': '78.400', 'text': 'can simply speak to them directly'}, {'start': '76.240', 'end': '80.720', 'text': 'through the door. Having seen similar'}, {'start': '78.400', 'end': '82.960', 'text': 'stories shared in cities across the'}, {'start': '80.720', 'end': '85.600', 'text': 'country, Chance says he was disappointed'}, {'start': '82.960', 'end': '87.360', 'text': 'to see it hit Henriko residents. We all'}, {'start': '85.600', 'end': '89.280', 'text': 'like pull together. We all try to help'}, {'start': '87.360', 'end': '92.000', 'text': 'each other. And for someone to come in'}, {'start': '89.280', 'end': '95.119', 'text': 'and and try to do that and and and try'}, {'start': '92.000', 'end': '97.200', 'text': 'to uh say that, hey, you know, uh take'}, {'start': '95.119', 'end': '99.360', 'text': "advantage of of people's trust. That"}, {'start': '97.200', 'end': '101.600', 'text': "that's uh very concerning. He says"}, {'start': '99.360', 'end': '104.000', 'text': "there's rarely a reason a public works"}, {'start': '101.600', 'end': '105.600', 'text': 'employee would need to enter your home.'}, {'start': '104.000', 'end': '107.840', 'text': 'So, if someone is saying they need to'}, {'start': '105.600', 'end': '110.640', 'text': 'come inside for a job, ask lots of'}, {'start': '107.840', 'end': '112.640', 'text': "questions and anybody who's uh supposed"}, {'start': '110.640', 'end': '114.720', 'text': 'to be there would be more than happy uh'}, {'start': '112.640', 'end': '116.640', 'text': 'to answer those and and give you the'}, {'start': '114.720', 'end': '118.960', 'text': 'best information. Chan adds that if'}, {'start': '116.640', 'end': '121.439', 'text': "you're ever concerned or in a similar"}, {'start': '118.960', 'end': '123.600', 'text': 'situation. You can call Henriiko County'}, {'start': '121.439', 'end': '126.079', 'text': 'Police, but you can also call the county'}, {'start': '123.600', 'end': '128.799', 'text': 'to verify the person is an employee.'}, {'start': '126.079', 'end': '128.799', 'text': 'That number is'}, {'start': '129.800', 'end': '136.440', 'text': '804-501-5275 during business hours and'}, {'start': '132.400', 'end': '136.440', 'text': 'after you can call 804501-5025.'}, {'start': '137.440', 'end': '141.280', 'text': "For CBS 6 News, I'm Joy Folultz."}]