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An LAPD alert posted to Facebook by a resident: "Burglary Suspects posing as DWP employees are attempting to enter homes in Woodland Hills. Wanting to check water leaks or other problems. Unless you have personally called DWP for work to be done, PLEASE, do not let these people in. Call 911 if they are at your home or in your neighborhood. If you have any information call Topanga Station at (818) 756-4800."
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