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Inappropriate practice with elderly

Status: Closed
Assigned To: dmahlum (Police)
Ticket ID: 7091a162

Seeking information around complaints of door to door salesman of Kirby vacuums pressuring elderly residents to purchase at prices over $2200 ... is this something is on your radar?

This just occurred with my elderly mother (81 yrs old) in the Fox Farm area.

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Assigned To: dmahlum (Police)

Hello, we are aware of door to door salesmen in our community.  We ask that if there is anything suspicious with their behavior that you please contact us at 406-727-7688 ext. 5.  We will always dispatch an officer to the area to check on them.  They are required to to have a City Permit to operate door to door.  We understand they can be pushy and what this dilemma can create for our elderly population.  Should they show up again, or any other salesmen for that matter, please contact us and request an officer to be dispatched.  

04/16/2018 - 8:08am
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04/14/2018 - 6:30am

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