It's very bad news to hear of the mugging on Seymour Road. Best wishes to the person who got mugged. It's a reminder to be aware, and also to WALK MORE so that there are more good people on the streets and fewer people out there on their own.
Every so often there are local scams. The houses on the ladder roads are ideal for leafleters and for 'utility company reps'. When a very dodgy 'rep' turned up on my doorstep, I called the police, and they arrived within minutes. There are quite a lot of older people on my road, and I said I was concerned they might be 'visited' too. So, if you are suspicious, do something about it.
Another scam is when someone in a sorry state rings your doorbell very early in the morning, claiming to have been mugged or beaten up the night before. They spin a story that they are a neighbour on your road, that they spent the night in A&E, and had to take a taxi home from the hospital and please could they borrow £... to pay the cab-driver. They promise to pay you back later that day. The cab fare sounds about right, they look in a bad way, and on the basis that you can't know you everyone on your road, it seems plausible. Unfortunately, it's a scam. If you need proof, offer to talk to the cab-driver yourself. There isn't one, and the person isn't a neighbour who lives on your road.
Both of these incidents happened to me, but don't worry, they didn't happen recently. I've posted them up not to scare people, but to encourage people to make any recent scams known. The scams often move up or down the ladder roads, and it's helpful to know what's going on.
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