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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:  Wednesday, August 22, 2007
For further information contact: Matt Nozzolio, MDC, at (860) 278-7850, ext. 3209

HARTFORD POLICE AND THE MDC WARN OF CON ARTISTS IN AREA

(Hartford) - The Hartford Police Department and the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), is advising area residents to be cautious of con artists posing as MDC employees in an attempt to enter homes.

On Tuesday two men claiming to be MDC employees approached a Mountford Street house and told the resident that they were there to check the water pressure. The pair were admitted into the home, and while one of the men distracted the resident  the other stole jewelry.

Hartford Police and the MDC today urged residents, especially those who are home during the day, to be alert for con artists by noting and following tips:

·        An MDC employee will only go to a home to test water pressure at the request of a customer.

·        MDC field employees wear uniforms and all drive vehicles clearly marked with the MDC logo.

·        All MDC employees have photo identification badges and will gladly display them upon request.

·        If you have any doubt about the individual’s identity or motives call police immediately.

·        If customers have any questions about the identification presented they may call the MDC’s main number at 278-7850 or the Customer Service Department at 278-0127.

The MDC, a non-profit municipal corporation chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1929, supplies water and sewer services to eight member municipalities:  Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor.  In addition, the MDC  supplies treated water to portions of Glastonbury, East Granby, South Windsor, Farmington and Portland.

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Contact:   Nancy Mulroy, Public Information Officer, Hartford Police Department,  (860) 757-4021
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