Doncaster woman mocked for calling police - because a man knocked on her door

The woman posted in a community Facebook group that she had reported “a bloke with a blue clipboard who walked off as soon as he heard the dog bark” to South Yorkshire Police after he knocked on her door at a house in Balby.

Detailing the incident, she wrote: “He didn’t go to either of my neighbours. This has been reported.”

When others questioned the seriousness of the incident, she replied: “It was the way he shot off as soon as my dog barked. He didn’t give me a chance to answer the door.

"There are always bogus people around and my street has a lot of elderly residents, sorry for looking out for them.”

One user responded: “He may not like dogs, he could have been bitten in the past doing his job.”

When she replied: “So why not wait at the gate?,” the response came back: “He may not have known you had a dog.”

“Wow, someone knocking on a door, shocking,” said a post.

Another joked: “Did you not know its now an actual criminal offence? Helicopter and the are Army are now looking for him – throw the key away.

"How dare he be afraid of dogs?”

The woman replied: “Honestly, wouldn’t have posted if I didn’t think he was dodgy. I mentioned it to a few people and they said it didn’t sound right.

"He didn’t go to any of my neighbours, it just seemed odd as he didn’t even give me the chance to answer.“