To all homeowners/visitors

We had an incident on the urbanisation yesterday that we feel everyone should be aware of.  A man came onto the urb and started going to each door, either knocking if he thought someone was there, or trying the handle, and if he spoke to anyone, he told them he was a charity worker, and asking for donations.

We suspect he was actually looking at individual houses as targets for theft/break ins, as it typically happens at this time of year.  When he was challenged by an owner, he became defensive and a little abusive saying that he had a permit to collect for charity. At least one house had a blue marker placed on the balustrades, which may have been an indicator to accomplices of who was in the house - woman/man/couple/with children/dog etc, and all the time you are talking to them, they are looking beyond you to see what may be available to them to snatch - car keys, phones, tablets, money etc.

There is no legal door to door charity work done in Spain at all, and under no circumstances should you give any money. They should not be on the urbanisation, they are trespassing. It is our individual duty as owners to challenge anyone who you think looks suspicious - just ask if you can help them or what they are looking for. If they cannot give a credible answer, you should tell them that they are trespassing, and to leave the urb immediately.

This is not a president/committee duty - we are all homeowners, and we all have to play a part at keeping each other and the urbanisation safe.

Daphne Gellert

President