Weslaco Fire Dept. Warns approximately Impostor Offering Free Home Inspections

WESLACO – The Weslaco Fire Department is warning residents approximately an impostor going door-to-door. The department says the man or woman gives a free home inspection to gain get right of entry to then attempts to promote the property owner a fire alarm or safety device. The individual isn’t always in uniform and does now not have a marked vehicle. One resident tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS he’s on the lookout so that he does not fall suffer.

KRGV’s Cecilia Gutierrez spoke with the general public facts officer for the Weslaco Police Department. “They will be looking to pay attention, have been the doors virtually locked when they approached the residence, whether the alarm is going off once they method the door,” explains Eric Hernandez.