North Yorkshire police say that door knockers have been operating in the Sleights area recently, officers say they are an organised group that travel from village to village trying to get you to buy their wares.
In a warning issued to the public the Police say :
"These people prey on our elderly and vulnerable, they will spin a story that they have just come out of prison and are trying to go straight or that they are just out of the army and trying to find work.
They prey on emotions to get you to buy their goods, goods which are poor quality but are being sold to you at highly inflated prices.
These people will have a home-made I.D. badge on them. Any genuine seller must get a ‘Pedlar’s Certificate’ in order to sell. These are issued by the police and are not issued to anyone with a police record.
Please, do not buy from these people. If they come to your area please report it to us straight away either on 101 or by the online reporting tool which I will put a link to in the comments box below.
If you have elderly or vulnerable neighbours that may not see this advice, please tell them not to buy on the doorstep. Please, share this advice with your friends."


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