One of our readers who lives near Ventura and Lincoln Ave.  had this encounter late Monday afternoon:

I saw a suspicious man crossing my lawn.  I just got home from the store so my door was unlocked.  I ran to the door and locked it.  He knocked.  I went to the sliding glass door in the dining room and asked if I could help him.  He mumbled a lot and said he needed some water. 

I live down a private driveway.  It is very difficult to even find our house from the street.  If he truly needed water any other house would be a better place to start.  I asked him to repeat himself.  He got belligerent and wanted water.  I had my two young kids home so I wasn't about to open the door.  I told him sorry but he was welcome to help himself to the hose.  He shook his head no.  I gave him a look back, "I'm calling the cops."  He then said, "I better go."  He left.  I called the cops.

He is a Latino man w/ goatee.  White t-shirt.  Long, colorful shorts.  He was carrying a Super King bag.