KINGSTON POLICE AND HARRIMAN UTILITY WARN OF PHONY WATER TEST
From the Kingston Police Department:
“Noticed any suspicious vehicles lately?
People looking around at porches for packages?
On Monday, December 9th, in the Center Farms area there were two males going door to door wanting to conduct water sample testing. Pictured is the paperwork they are handing out. They are NOT legitimate employees of the company they claim to be associated with. If anyone has any footage of these people, please contact us immediately. If you come in contact with them, call 9-1-1 immediately to report them. The City of Kingston does not currently issue permits for solicitation.
They are wanted for questioning by the Kingston Police Department.
Non-Emergency Central Dispatch
865-354-8045
To email any footage please send to: [email protected]”
From the Harriman Utility Board:
“Customers in Harriman have also reported being approached for water tests.
Please be aware that we do have contractors on our system working on our Broadband project. Our contractors will have a sign on their vehicle that says, “HUB Authorized Contractor”, have on yellow vests and have HUB pamphlets explaining some of the details of our project. If you are approached by an HUB employee they will have on HUB clothing and be in a vehicle with an HUB logo on the side.
If you ever have any questions please feel free to call us at 865-882-3242.”