identity theft in the village. watch out!!

This email cracked me up:

"Only tangentially related, last week at about 2:00pm, I was on my wayto my building, and some homeless type was going through B**s' garbage to the point of looking at pieces of paper, for what I do not know. I stopped to say to him that I thought what he was doing was improper, only to be rebuffed with the wave of his hand, saying "I've been doing this for years. I find all kinds of useful things like food, returnables....Look at my cart (grocery)." I shrugged and went on, but I was impressed by his good looks: clean shaven, well groomed, youngish (early40's?) medium complection African American with Caucasian features appearance, as well as his reasonably educated response (words, tone, accent), plus he did look familiar. Last night, on returning from VanDyke on Agnes I saw him again, but this time he was standing on the cornerof Parker (NE) stradling his mountain bike, and not appearing the least bit homeless. He looked me straight in the eye for a moment. I can't place him as to where I have seen him before this, and I do not know if he is someoneto be particularly worried about, but I thought it was worth noting and reporting. Regards, J**"

But then it got a little bit better with this response:

"Everybody,
PLEASE get a cross cut shredder. Spending $25 on this indispensable device could save you thousands in the long run. Sounds like this fellow is looking for an identity to steal. There isNO other reason to sift through people's papers. I knew that this would happen eventually as we are pegged as an "affluent" neighborhood.
M*******"

If I were a police detective I would want her on my team. She was able to deduct that this man is looking for an affluent identity to steal. What tipped her off? Was it the good looks? The cart (grocery)? My guess it was the straddling the mountain bike that sealed the deal. Thank GOD for this person who was able to figure this out. I'm going to email her to see if she wants to watch some Law and Order with me. I won't have to watch entire episodes because she will solve the crime in 2 minutes. Maybe less.