I rented a few items from the Rent A Center in West Warwick where I live. I rented these items for about a year when I lost my job and was unable to make payments anymore.instead of contacting me personally to collect the merchandise, they called friend and family to tell them I was late on my bill and made threats indirectly telling my mother that if I didn't give back the stuff I would go to jail. They never contacted me personally. RENT A CENTER went to my mother's home, mind you she was not listed on my application so I have no idea how they knew who she was or where she lived and demanded to search her home for my merchandise. While there an employee of Rent A Center by the name of Ryan my mother identified him by the name tag told my mother that I was doing illegal drugs and sold thier property to buy these drugs and would be going to jail for it. Rent A Center showed up at my apartment twice while I was out and left a note on the door. Then about 4 weeks ago I left for the day and returned to see that all the items I had rented from Rent A Center were gone. At first, I thought there had been a robbery, my door was locked when I left and now it was unlocked. I asked my next neighboor if he had seen anyone since he was home at the time and he told me that a Rent A Center truck had been there and he had seen Rent A Center employees come in and remove merchandise while I wasn't even home. They left my apartment trashed and it was apparent that had gone through everything in the apartment my underwear draws the couch things were knocked over and rummaged through. I was infurated and was going to call the police but figured what good would it to do me. They didnt take anything but what belonged to them so I let it go. Then Friday night at about 7.30pm 12/28 I was downstairs in my apartment when I heard a noise upstairs and went to check out. When I got upstairs I could see a man standing in front of my apartment window trying to slide it open his hands were up on glass. When he seen me he backed up and at that point someone knocked on the door. I opened the door and asked what was going on. I then recongized the man who was trying to get in window as Ryan the employee from Rent A Center and he was with another man they were dressed in uniform but the truck was nowhere to be seen. Ryan tried pushing his way in and grabbed the door and shut and locked it quickly. I was home alone and was afraid. This guy was not acting like an employee, he was acting like a man trying to break into my apartment. When I locked the door he begin screaming obscenties outside calling me a drug addict whore and telling me to open the door now or else. I asked him what he was here for as they had already removed all thier property and there was no reason for rent a center to be there. He then indicated I still had "some of his shyt". I told him through the door that I didn't feel comfortable with them coming in something was suspious here and I'd be glad to open the door if the police were present. At which time Ryan said " I'm from Cali, watch what I do to you, i want my shyt" My boyfriend and roomate returned home at this point just in time to hear Ryan shouting and screaming obscenties at me through the door sometime while this was going on a rent a center truck was pulled up to the driveway by yet a 3rd by someone else. My boyfriend indicated that if this wasn't stopped immediately he was going to the store for a supervisor. At this point the other man who was at the door indenitifed himself as being the supervisor and my boyfriend then said well then im going to the police station. Ryan yelled that he'd be back and they'd be hell to pay and then they got into the truck and left. I'm terrified to be home alone now and being 5 months pregant there is little I can do to protect myself if these guys come back. I do not who to go to about this problem as the police in West Warwick are very unhelpful. If that guy is telling the truth and didnt take all the mercahndise where did it go everything was here when I left and gone when I came back that day after they had been here. So they must have taken all the stuff and I don't know why they are back here.
Candie
West Warwick, Rhode Island
U.S.A.
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