Car sitting in front of my house when im not there

[bukowski_merit]

I know there's a lot of different walks of life who post on here. So maybe someone can give some insight into this story....


So i live down a dirt lane (about 100 yards long). At the beginning of my lane is another house.

My landlord just told me that the people at that house have told her there's been a strange older man lurking around the last couple of days; and he's been staying in my driveway for a while (i would assume this means hours). He left a note on my door last night saying he was conducting research for a company, but was not specific on what.

Today, the lady at the beginning of my lane asked him what he was there for and he said "I have an appointment here." Which is not true.

I live in a duplex and i texted the lady who lives next to me if she's seen this guy. She said she has. And that he talked to her on Saturday and said he was conducting a survey about drugs in the county. Said the address we live at had been selected at random. He said he'd pay her $30 to take the survey. Asked her a few questions then said she didn't qualify because she was too old. She apparently talked to him for about another 30 minutes because her daughter is a drug addict and was telling him all about it and he was telling her how his daughter is a drug addict too.

My landlord has told the lady who lives at the beginning of my lane that if she see's him again to call the cops. If he's doing something shady - im sure he feels some heat right now so he might not come back around.



Just wondering if anyone has any idea what this might be? A scam? A bill collector? (i live debt free now but still have some chargeoffs on my account that collection agencies own). Some legal matter? Or just a legit guy doing research on drugs?

 

[Bible_Belt]

It doesn't sound like collections or any legal process. The guy could always be an undercover cop himself, but it doesn't really sound like it.

If his daughter is a drug addict, he might be looking for someone who fvcked her over somehow. Druggie chicks get beat up and raped all the time. He could be out for vigilante justice.

 

[bukowski_merit]

Well, i know some collection agencies will file lawsuits; even just over $1000 from 6 years ago. So the thought crossed my mind it could be someone trying to serve a supena. Noobology wrote me and said it could be that (he's out of posts). Said people serving supenas only care about getting the person to sign; not telling the truth.

He also said it could be a thief.

The reason i don't think it is a thief is because he's making himself way to obvious. If all these people are seeing him do this, he's very bad at what he does.

I'm trying to think if I've ever even messed with a drug addict or recovering drug addict and i don't think i have. Maybe a husband of some woman I banged. But - to my knowledge - it's been a long time since i've banged a "taken" woman. And i didn't live where i did when i did, and i doubt 90% of them even knew my last name.

When i get home im going to look into the company he claims to be doing the research for. Didn't know if was important so i threw it in the trash. Chance exist he could be legit just trying to do some research, but something isn't right about all this.

If i stop posting suddenly...

 

[speed dawg]

Get a gun, sleep with one eye open. And do what Espi said.

Crazies walk among us.

 

[Peaks&Valleys]

Set some booby traps around your house.

Just don't forget where you set them. <-----------This


In all seriousness, my first thought was that it was the father of some chick you banged. That may be a little paranoid, however, some chick could have went to your place one night, father finds out. She tells him some B.S. story, he's dellusional himself, so he decides to take matters into his own hands.

That's my random, extremely paranoid theory.

 

[Bokanovsky]

Could be a process server trying to serve a statement of claim in a civil suit. Could be an private investigator snooping on one of your neighbours who is suspected of insurance fraud. The fact that he left a note suggests that, more likely than not, it's not a scam/burglary scenario.

 

[dasein]

No idea what the guy's really up to, but the drug survey story is obviously bogus. Servers generally aren't older and don't "hang around" all day. They have other service to do or don't make money. Nothing's certain, but I'm about 90% it isn't a bill collector because if so he's in violation of numerous debt collection statutes and you can end up suing the hell out of him and his company.

He could be a crook casing, but why would he draw attention to himself if so? Why is he casing duplexes? My best guess is that he's a private eye (possibly even an undercover cop) hired to tail or observe someone in your area, not you, and your driveway is a convenient nearby place to hang out while not scoping the actual target. The "drug survey" could be an opener to question possible witnesses about shady activities of the target. Are there any meth lab, pot farm or other dealer type possibilities in your neighborhood?

Who knows? but do get in touch with the people who have seen him, ask them to keep a lookout, take pics of his car and him, write down the tag. If you meet him, ask him what his business is and tell him to stay off your driveway. Don't make threats though, no need to be other than polite at this point. Good luck.

 

[backseatjuan]

It's father of one of the girls you fvcked and left, and then she committed suicide over you or got into drugs. He is waiting for you to shove a .44 down your throat and make you beg for your life, while he laughs, and then finally shoots you in your mouth, and then commits a suicide himself. :kick:

 

[Who Dares Win]

Cant you just go to the police station with the car licence plate and explain the problem, maybe they can give some check in a non formal way just to find out who he really is.

 

[bukowski_merit]

Well, it turned out that he was probably legit (although his story is still weird).

Apparently he works for RTI International, and was doing a survey for the Department of Health and Social Services on drug use in the area (the county i live in is one of the few in the country with epedemic status for drug use). Told me the same thing as my neighbor. If i qualified for the survey he'd pay me $30 to spend about 40 minutes with him and give him my opinion and experience with drugs. Said it helps the goverment track he effectiveness of the programs they offer and decide where funding goes. Showed me badges, documents, etc.

Gave me a form that he said they normally mail 2 weeks before he arrives in town; but said google maps didn't have an address for where i live so they didn't know where to mail it. And apparently part of the reason our house was selected is for that reason.

He asked me a few basic questions; age, race, etc. Punched them into a scanner he had. Then after he submitted my data - said I did not qualify. Told me the peremiters they are looking for changes often so he never knows who will qualify.

As far as why he kept returning: He said my neighbor told him i work night shift. So he kept coming during the day because he figured i'd be home then (i do not work night shift). He also said he is not legally allowed to abandon getting a survey from a house that's been selected until either a) he has been told the person does not want to participate. b) he has interviewed each person in the household. c) he's told by someone that no one occupies the house.

That was about it.

Here's the site: https://nsduhweb.rti.org/respweb/Selected_Participants.html


And here's a blog post from a disgruntal ex employee of the company basically saying that they are forced to act in the way this guy did: http://www.chezgigi.com/nsduhnation...te-and-headway-inc-a-field-interviewers-tale/

 

[dasein]

Our tax dollars hard at work, geez.

 

[backseatjuan]

I'd go smoke with him.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Was it this guy? http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fBG-XCvAd...sVWHf60/s1600/mike-ehrmantraut_423562.jpg.png