March 30

“Scary solicitor” reported in Maple Leaf

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Katie writes: “I wanted to let the neighborhood know that I had a really scary solicitor today (Saturday).  She lives at Northeast 92nd Street and Eighth Avenue Northeast.

I live in Maple Leaf and around 6:30 p.m. a tall black man in a Seahawks hat, blue coat and khaki’s knocked on my door. I didn’t answer.

I cracked my blinds and politely Pagessaid ” I’m not interested.” He went on to say that he wasn’t selling anything, more that I needed to “vote” for him for something.

I said that I was busy, and to please leave. He said NO and was really aggressive. I said that I was going to call the police if he didn’t leave. He screamed in my window ” I don’t give a F**K!”.

I called 911, who said they would go and find him.

Honestly, it was terrifying.

Please keep an eye out for him.

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  1. This guy came to our house too on Sat around 615-630, despite our no solicitor sign! We live on 91st and 5th.
    My sister answered the door and when I came upstairs I realized she was talking to him! He showed her a drivers license from Missouri and said he was trying to “turn his life around.” He asked if we had a pitbull, and in fact, my sister who was visiting does so she told him.
    He wasn’t acting aggressive, but he was definitely persistent/pushy. He only left after I intervened and told my sister to close the door.
    Tim, he didn’t say what business he was representing, but it had to do with magazines. He was trying to “get points” and was rated by people purchasing the magazines.

  2. We had a white guy in a nice suit stop by during dinner yesterday (April 1). We have a “no solicitors” sign, but he ignored it and knocked at the door anyway. I answered and asked him if he had missed the “no solicitors” sign, and he replied he wasn’t selling anything and that he had a business in the neighborhood and was trying to meet the neighbors. (??) The closest business to our location is five blocks, so I was like, what? This guy wasn’t “scary” at at all–smallish, maybe 5’9” and slim, blond, ca. 30 years old, polite although creepy. But I assumed he was casing the neighborhood as well.

  3. This is part of a big pattern happening from Maple Leaf all the way to Matthews Beach. My sister in law had the same thing happen in Matthews Beach. The only explanation is they are burglars casing your property. And they usually show up 6:30 – 7:30 PM when they think the Seattle Police are doing shift change.

  4. Several of us on 23rd NE & NE 75th had a similar experience a couple weeks ago. The person was also black but shorter with a more round body. I never open my door to strangers but can talk to them through a small window next to it. Right off the bat I was accused of disrespecting him because I wouldn’t come outside to shake his hand. I told him to leave and he glared at me for a time, walks out to the sidwalk and glared again. It was a bit unsettling.

  5. Wow! I don’t think that is the best approach to getting support and votes. I also wish I could say just get a No Solicitor sign, but I have had numerous people ignore those over the last couple years.

    Just tell them they are on camera and I bet their attitude changes.

    I also appreciate giving the neighborhood a heads up. Residences need to watch out for each other.

    I sometimes wish this site had a discussion forum section for sharing this type of info, but that is a whole other topic.

  6. I have no doubt that he sensed your fear from the minute you spoke to him from a cracked blind. Not good. Find a way to empower yourself as soon as possible.

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