Another Reason to Do It Yourself

Police warn about thieves posing as repairmen

York Regional Police have issued a warning about three men posing as repairmen after an attempted robbery at a Richmond Hill home Friday.

At about 11:30 a.m., the men knocked on the door of the Yonge Street and 16th Avenue-area home under the guise of Heating and Air Conditioning repair, police said. After forcing their way into the home, the men demanded cash from someone in the home.

The person in the home managed to call to police but was then confronted by the men, who were all holding handguns. With police on the way, the men fled empty-handed. The person in the home was not hurt.

As the men ran north on 16th Avenue, one of them was nearly run over by a vehicle.

Investigators urged the driver of that vehicle and any other witnesses to contact them.

All three would-be robbers are described as black males clad in navy blue golf shirts with patches reading “Heating and Air Conditioning”, long pants and black/orange gloves.

One man, standing five-feet, four-inches tall, was about 20 years old and 160 pounds, has short black hair and was clean shaven.

The other two were five-feet, eight-inches tall with skinny builds and wore their hair in cornrows. One was about 18 years old.

Always ask for identification before allowing anyone into your home and call the company providing the service to confirm the identity of the people at your door, police said.

If you have any information about this case or the people involved, call police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6630, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave a tip at www.1800222tips.com