Originally Posted by
blues
One of my partners back in NYC was doing a background check on a prospective new agency hire and used it as a "go-homer" since it was on his way home to Suffolk County.
Long story short, the neighbor of the candidate was an old-timer who apparently thought the agent was there under false pretenses to investigate him, (for what, I haven't a clue), and held him at rifle point for hours before he finally talked his way out of there. (Nobody had a clue where he was or that he was in a life threatening situation.)
The D.A. decided not to prosecute.
Preaching to the choir, of course, but never let your guard down, even on the most mundane / routine stuff.