Police have issued a warning following reports of aggressive door to door sellers who were active around the Gloucester, Forest of Dean and Tewkesbury areas yesterday.
Officers received reports from Highnam, Rudford, Hartpury, Norton, Longford and Stroud Road and Reservoir Road in Gloucester during the hours of daylight.
In some of these incidents the seller became very rude and aggressive if the householders did not purchase anything from them.
These door to door sellers are often from out of county and normally offer items for sale there and then. Yesterday’s visitors claimed to be from the Middlesbrough area and they were offering household cleaning products, such as dusters, for sale. They also claimed to be ex-servicemen or reformed offenders seeking employment elsewhere.
A pedlar’s certificate is always required in order to sell door to door, and this must be issued by the police for the area in which they live and they must produce it if asked by a resident.