WARNING to sellers - guard your prescriptions and cash when prospective buyers are in your house.

Thank you to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service for looking out for the safety of sellers. We received this warning about keeping safe at open houses in the Seattle area, but it applies to all sellers everywhere.  As the NWMLS encourages its members to educate their customers, here is their April 17, 2009 bulletin in its entirety:



WARNING - "Eric" has Reappeared
"Eric," who has stolen prescription drugs from open houses in the past, has reappeared. He is a white male, 5’10", mid-to-late 30s, stocky, spiky grey hair (sometimes dyed), neat, tidy and polite. He has been seen driving a white Acura with tan windows, WA license 241XMG. He has used several other names besides "Eric."
Be sure to tell your sellers that medication and money should always be taken out of the home or placed in a secure, locked area during open houses. Please remember to secure the property by locking all doors and windows after every open house.
If you encounter "Eric" at an open house, the Centralized Crime Analysis Unit encourages you to call 911 so that "Eric" can be apprehended. You may want to text a friend to call 911 for you so that you are not forced to call 911 directly in front of "Eric."

If you have any information or have had any contact with "Eric" please call Cynthia, Centralized Crime Analysis Unit, 206-205-7613, case number SO-08-099295.