Home alone with her four-month-old daughter in Island Lakes, Kayla Flockton didn't think twice when the doorbell rang Wednesday afternoon.

"I didn't even look in the peephole. I just ripped the door open," said Flockton.

Standing on her step was a man wearing a Manitoba Hydro shirt and jacket. He said he was there to check the furnace to make sure it was up to code. Flockton says she wasn't suspicious, but asked to see some ID anyway. The man said he had to get it from his car.

"I was waiting and he was parked in front of my neighbour’s house in a maroon-coloured older car, and he got into his car and left," said Flockton.

She called her mother-in-law to tell her about the bizarre incident. That's when her mother-in-law told her about a warning from Hydro earlier this week.

Three Winnipeg compounds were broken into. Uniforms, Hydro ID's and customer information were stolen.

That's when Flockton realized the man was not who he claimed to be.

"What would have happened if I had let him in? I was home alone...I'm a mom who's on maternity leave. I have a four-month-old at home.”

She called Winnipeg police. Const. Rob Carver said the two situations could be linked.

"This is possibly related to that break in. Of course, we're keeping track of any incidents like this. At the moment, I'm only aware of one in the city," said Carver.

"I was willing and almost ready to open up that door and just let him in. Something told me, ‘you need to ask for ID.’" said Flockton.

Manitoba Hydro says it does not do random furnace inspections and says employees will provide ID upon request.

Hydro employees -- most likely meter readers -- will be wearing navy-blue pants, a matching jacket or shirt and have either a baseball cap or toque. They’ll also be carrying a grey laptop.

Police describe the suspect at white, about six feet, one inch (185 centimetres) tall, between 25 and 30 years old, with dark hair and facial stubble. He left in an older-model, maroon-coloured car.