Police warning issued over men with prison ID cards calling at homes in Doncaster

South Yorkshire Police today urged residents to ‘be careful when opening doors to callers’ following an incident in Balby.

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The men are reported to have had holdalls over their shoulders and were described as being ‘very intimidating’ when told by the resident that they did not want to buy anything.

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The men then asked for money instead.

Both men were tall and slim, with one having black hair and the other brown.