Followed and harassed while driving

[Dylan Grieve]

Hi BP Community!

For those of you with some experience, here is my story of the day, and I'm interested to hear any interpretations.

I went to go look at a house, and afterwards had about 3 hours to kill, so I decided to just drive around and see if I could find any properties that looked vacant.

Things were going well, and I stopped to ask someone if he knew of any houses in the area that were in rough shape. He looked at me like I had 3 heads and said, "no- I haven't seen any". His truck had a roofing logo on it, so I figured he might be a good person to connect with, and that he might be interested in working with investors.

Unphased, I continued my journey, until about 5 minutes later, a big truck pulled up behind me, very, very close. I continued on, and after about 30 seconds got the idea that he was following me. To test the theory, I took a few different turns, and sure enough, he trailed behind.

Being that where I live (Fayetteville, NC) is a big military town, and there are alot of people packing heat, my mind started to wander...I went into a cul-de-sac to turn around, and he stopped his truck about 100 feet away, and just waited.

I decided to find out for sure if he was "tracking" me, or whether I was just being paranoid, so I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and introduce myself. As I pulled up to his pickup, I saw a military man with one of those army hats with a full-encircled brim. He looked like he meant business, and had probably a 7 inch stogey hanging out of his mouth.

ME: "Hi, how are you doing?"

HIM: "I'm just fine" (in a stubborn southern accent)

ME: "Are you from around here?"

HIM: "That's none of yer bizness!" (Then he sped away).

After speeding away, he only drove a few hundred feet, and then once again parked his truck on the side. Apparently he was pretty obsessed with "tracking" me, and I didn't want to end up in a body bag, so decided to drive in a different neighborhood.

So, I'm wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences, whether he thought I was casing the neighborhood? I was driving a rental car with an out-of-state license plate.

Any thoughts?

[Mike D'Arrigo]

@Dylan Grieve

The biggest lesson to learn is not to pull in to a cul de sac if you're being trailed.