Police have issued a warning after a fake meter man was reported by a number of people living in a couple of streets in Hove.
Sussex Police said today (Friday 4 August): “Police have received reports of a man acting suspiciously in Hove.
“The man has been reported to be knocking on doors on Monday (31 July) and Tuesday (1 August) and asking to read the gas and electric meters.
“Two reports have been taken for Lansdowne Street and one for Lansdowne Place.
“The man has been described as in his fifties, grey hair and of skinny build.
“He was wearing a black company polo shirt, black track suit trousers and a small Nike over the shoulder bag.
“If you have any information on this suspicious behaviour, please report online, quoting reference 0733 of 01/08.”
Genuine meter readers carry proper ID and will happily wait while their employer is contacted for verification.
In any event, many of the meters in the Brunswick area of Hove are outside properties rather than inside.
