When a stranger comes calling, report it to police

Ottawa residents have taken to online information sharing service Reddit to post about strange visitors who have shown up on their doorsteps in the past several days.
According to one poster, a stranger was frantically knocking on their door at an extremely early hour, waking them from their sleep. When they arrived at the door, the stranger said he needed money to buy an inhaler for a family member.
In another instance, a man allegedly approached a home in the Glebe and asked the homeowner for