Officials in Cynthiana say they are getting reports of people knocking on doors late at night and are warning citizens to keep their doors locked and asking them to call 911 first.
Earlier this month, a man tricked an elderly woman into opening her door in the middle night, pretending he needed help. When Sara Hudgins opened her door, he attacked and choked her. Her husband scared him off with a gun.
A week later, in the Grandview neighborhood where lots of seniors live, two more suspicious occurrences of someone knocking on doors late at night.
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“We had a couple of other calls similar to that incident with in a 7-day period,” said Chief Ray Johnson. “We don’t know if it was the same person or related.”
Neither person opened the door. The fact it was late at night and at the home of two elderly people raises a red flag for police. They want people to call 911 first.
“This is mostly an elderly community; people do tend to prey on the elderly,” Chief Johnson said. “I’d rather people be safe than sorry. The last thing I want to see is an elderly person come out with a handgun shooting someone.”
Meanwhile, neighbors look out for each other.
“Late at night like that, they’re obviously up to no good. It’s pretty bad when it comes down to targeting senior citizens,” said neighbor Dexter Price.
“If you’re not sure, be safe an don’t answer the door,” Chief Johnson says.
If you have any information that could help police get to the bottom of any of the incidents, you’re asked to give Cynthiana police a call.
