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“He said he was with Amber Alert. That he needed to finish a DNA file on her that needed fingerprints and five strands of her hair. He was very specific on the five strands,” Hassett told FOX40.
She said the man also asked for her daughter by a code name the girl only uses online.
“Immediately I just was like, ‘This is not right, not at all,'” Hassett said.
Since Hassett said she shares an Apple ID with her 13-year-old and monitors all her activity, she said she knows her daughter did not give out her home address.
She told FOX40 she ordered the man off her property and reported the encounter to police.
Later, she said she was stunned to see other mothers posting pictures of the same man who came to her home, complaining of a similar scenario to the one that frightened her.
Comments on one post pointed to around five other families between Turlock and Hilmar who claimed to have had the same kind of encounter. One of the families even let the man inside their house at first.
Turlock police are still trying to identify the man. Investigators say he is a white man in his 40s who stands at around 5 feet 10 inches tall and wears ’70s-style glasses.
He was also seen driving a gray, four-door Nissan sedan.
“Really, at this point, it just makes me mad,” Hassett said. “It upsets me that our girls, our children are being targeted. It really upsets me and I really hope with all the activity going on that we can find this guy and get some answers.”
Turlock police: Man knocking on doors, asking parents for kids’ DNA
***Hassett said the man hit her neighborhood on Wednesday night. But a second parent told ABC10 that the same man allegedly hit her neighborhood on the other side of town — at least 15 minutes away on Saturday — with two different stories.
Without having a badge to show, or any other information, Hassett said the man went on to ask for her 13-year-old daughter by her online nickname.
"The more he kept talking, the more it kept getting weirder and weirder" Hassett said. "He did ask if my daughter was home. He asked if I had a spouse home."
Michelle, the second mother from Turlock who was approached by the unidentified man, told ABC10 said the man approached her husband who working in the garage with a slightly different story. (Michelle asked ABC10 not to use her last name for fear of retribution.)
Michelle explained to ABC10 that the man asked her told her husband that he was their to speak to their daughter about a "child protection kit." She said her 18-year-old daughter doesn't even have kids yet, but she is pregnant.
Michelle said her husband walked the man to their front door and welcomed him into their house as he asked for Michelle's help, where she promptly told him to leave.
"[I'm] pretty paranoid," Michelle said. "I'm definitely keeping the firearms within arms length and making sure my kids, when they go and come, someone is watching them walk out and watching them come in."
Hassett said the man caught in Michelle's home surveillance photos was definitely the man that approached her a few days before and both parents said he was driving a dark grey Nissan Altima.
The Turlock Police Department say they have seen two cases of this so far, and they do believe it is some type of scam. At this point, however, they say they have not spoken to the unidentified man.
Police are urging neighbors in Turlock to be cautious of any unknown people that show up to their homes, and do not let them inside. Instead, ask for their identification or business card, and immediately call the police at (209) 668-1200.
"I was like, this is our chance, that means he's still here — he's still out there," Hassett said. "We've really got to come together as a community and find him so we can get some answers."
If you have any information about the man seen in these photos, you are also asked to call police right away. You can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636. You may be eligible for a cash reward.
Surveillance video shows suspicious man going door-to-door asking for DNA samples in Turlock
She said the man also asked for her daughter by a code name the girl only uses online.
“Immediately I just was like, ‘This is not right, not at all,'” Hassett said.
Since Hassett said she shares an Apple ID with her 13-year-old and monitors all her activity, she said she knows her daughter did not give out her home address.
She told FOX40 she ordered the man off her property and reported the encounter to police.
Later, she said she was stunned to see other mothers posting pictures of the same man who came to her home, complaining of a similar scenario to the one that frightened her.
Comments on one post pointed to around five other families between Turlock and Hilmar who claimed to have had the same kind of encounter. One of the families even let the man inside their house at first.
Turlock police are still trying to identify the man. Investigators say he is a white man in his 40s who stands at around 5 feet 10 inches tall and wears ’70s-style glasses.
He was also seen driving a gray, four-door Nissan sedan.
“Really, at this point, it just makes me mad,” Hassett said. “It upsets me that our girls, our children are being targeted. It really upsets me and I really hope with all the activity going on that we can find this guy and get some answers.”
Turlock police: Man knocking on doors, asking parents for kids’ DNA
***Hassett said the man hit her neighborhood on Wednesday night. But a second parent told ABC10 that the same man allegedly hit her neighborhood on the other side of town — at least 15 minutes away on Saturday — with two different stories.
Without having a badge to show, or any other information, Hassett said the man went on to ask for her 13-year-old daughter by her online nickname.
"The more he kept talking, the more it kept getting weirder and weirder" Hassett said. "He did ask if my daughter was home. He asked if I had a spouse home."
Michelle, the second mother from Turlock who was approached by the unidentified man, told ABC10 said the man approached her husband who working in the garage with a slightly different story. (Michelle asked ABC10 not to use her last name for fear of retribution.)
Michelle explained to ABC10 that the man asked her told her husband that he was their to speak to their daughter about a "child protection kit." She said her 18-year-old daughter doesn't even have kids yet, but she is pregnant.
Michelle said her husband walked the man to their front door and welcomed him into their house as he asked for Michelle's help, where she promptly told him to leave.
"[I'm] pretty paranoid," Michelle said. "I'm definitely keeping the firearms within arms length and making sure my kids, when they go and come, someone is watching them walk out and watching them come in."
Hassett said the man caught in Michelle's home surveillance photos was definitely the man that approached her a few days before and both parents said he was driving a dark grey Nissan Altima.
The Turlock Police Department say they have seen two cases of this so far, and they do believe it is some type of scam. At this point, however, they say they have not spoken to the unidentified man.
Police are urging neighbors in Turlock to be cautious of any unknown people that show up to their homes, and do not let them inside. Instead, ask for their identification or business card, and immediately call the police at (209) 668-1200.
"I was like, this is our chance, that means he's still here — he's still out there," Hassett said. "We've really got to come together as a community and find him so we can get some answers."
If you have any information about the man seen in these photos, you are also asked to call police right away. You can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636. You may be eligible for a cash reward.
Surveillance video shows suspicious man going door-to-door asking for DNA samples in Turlock
