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Man posing as cable worker tries to enter home

The Buffalo Police Department says there's been another incident of a man posing as a service worker who tried to gain entry to a household.

Saturday night, a man claiming to be a Time Warner Cable employee attempted to enter a house on Gatchell Street. He was wearing a Time Warner Cable shirt and had an ID. The suspicious occupant called the cable company and was told the man was a fraud.

The suspect had fled the scene by the time police arrived.

On Thursday, a man posing as a utility worker did gain access to a home on Normal Avenue where he tied up a female occupant and stole cash and personal property.