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Glen Rock Homeowner Lets Phony Utility Worker In, Almost Pays For It, Police Say Glen Rock Homeowner Lets Phony Utility Worker In, Almost Pays For It, Police Say
Glen Rock Homeowner Lets Phony Utility Worker In, Almost Pays For It, Police Say A Glen Rock resident narrowly avoided becoming a victim when she let a man who said he was a utility worker into her home, authorities said. After claiming that he needed to check the water pressure, the stranger offered the Rodney Street woman a $50 cash rebate – then asked if she had two fifties to break a $100 bill, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Monday. “The man was also speaking with an unknown person on his cellphone during their interaction,” the chief added. When the woman began to call a neighbor, the stranger bolted in a dark-colored GMC pick-up truck, Ackermann said. The resi…

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by Jerry DeMarco