Guy 'Creeps Out' Women in Neighborhood: Police Blotter

Two women reported a suspicious man about noon on April 8.

A woman on Regency Drive was pulling out of her driveway when she was approached by a man in his mid-20s, who said he was fundraising.

When she rolled up her car window, he took off running.

Another woman who was jogging in the area told police the man started running with her, asking her to go on a date. 

He didn't make any threats, but she was "creeped out" because he was too persistent.

She went to a relative's house and pounded on the door, a report said.

The man was spotted running on Shenandoah Ridge, where he told police he was trying to solicit money for a business he wanted to start.

He wasn't sure what type of business.

He said he then saw the woman jogging and wanted to get a date, so he began running with her.

Police advised him on soliciting laws and on how to get a date wthout creeping out the women.

Woman Falls for Grandson Scam

A West 130th Street woman got a call April 11 from a person saying her grandson was in jail in Mexico and needed $1,800 for bond.

She wired the money before she realized it was a scam.

Another Scam, But No Victim

A Fawn Meadow Trail woman told police she got a threatening call April 9 from someone claiming to be an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The man said he had a warrant for her arrest.

The DEA late last year warned about a scam in which people claiming to be DEA agents tell people they have illegally purchased drugs online. 

They try to get the victims to pay a fine and if they don't, threaten to arrest them or search their property.

Icy Weirdness

Employees at Circle K on Pearl Road called police about 5:20 a.m. April 10 about a man who was acting strangely and rubbing ice all over himself.

Police caught up with the man outside the store and arrested him on drug abuse charges.