Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Utility Urges Customers To Ask For Photo ID Credentials

NEWARK NJtoday.net

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is concerned about recent reports of strangers posing as PSE&G employees to gain access to a home or to lure a homeowner out of their house.

In a recent incident in Saddle Brook, for example, police said a man reportedly wearing a utility hat told a homeowner that electrical work was being done in front of the house. When the homeowner stepped outside, other men allegedly broke into the house and stole jewelry. They were apprehended by the police. Similar incidents have been reported to police in Linden and Rahway. Read more...

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