Yesterday at 10pm I had a knock at my door. A woman who looked distraught and like she clearly needed help asked for gas money to get home because her mom is in ICU at Met Hospital and her car was on empty and she needed gas to get home. I live a couple blocks from Met Hospital in the South-Walkerville area.
She was out of breath and talking quickly saying her mom is very ill and needs help and begging me to give her money. I felt bad, and was also put on the spot because she was on my porch but at the same time her story did not make sense to me.
She had on a red pull over sweatshirt and jeans and glasses. Her hair was short and dirty blonde kind of curly.
She was medium build and about 5"6' tall and in about her mid-50's.
I went back into my house locked the door and grabbed 4 dollars all that I had on me. I grabbed my cell phone and keys, and through the window told her to wait on the sidewalk and not on my porch.
I went outside and gave her money but left it on the sidewalk infront of my house and told her not to come near me. Again I only gave her money because she knows where I live and didn't want her being upset with me or coming back and damaging my property.
I also told her that I thought it was extremely odd she'd come to my house which is two blocks away from the hospital to ask for money. Out of all the houses on the street she just came just to my house and parked in my neighbors driveway, where I park and parked right behind me. She kept telling me to come to her car and that she would show me her gas light is on. I told her that I was not interested and that the entire story was strange and she alarmed me. After that she left and I called the police to report it.