The Cobb County Police Department is advising citizens to be wary of door-to-door salespeople hawking "flashing" repairs for your roofs. At least three incidents have been reported in the East Cobb area.

In one incident, an elderly woman paid up front and no work was ever done. In another, a resident wrote a check for some type of work that was most likely unnecessary. In the third incident, the elderly victim could not say for certain whether any work was performed.

Descriptions of the individuals vary greatly. So, police are urging residents to politely refuse anyone selling home repairs door-to-door and refuse to engage in further conversation with them. Call 911 so that uniformed officers can respond and identify the individuals.

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