DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. - Some residents in Highlands Ranch say aggressive door-to-door sales people are taking their tactics too far.
The complaints involve salesmen claiming to be with Vivint Security, a home security monitoring company based out of Utah.
CALL7 Investigator Theresa Marchetta said they came to her door four times, and she learned they don't even have an office in Colorado.
Marchetta said the company has seasonal sales workers door-knocking in Douglas County, blatantly ignoring homeowner's wishes.
Bryan Peterson is a security professional who lives in the Westridge Glen neighborhood, and he said the tactics Vivint sales people are using, such as ignoring no soliciting signs and lingering on private property, are over the top.
"The guy still made three trips past my house even though I told him I wasn't interested," said Peterson. "Trying to defeat people's security and determine what their systems are made of is deceptive and prying -- a really a pushy tactic."
All solicitors in Douglas County need a permit through the sheriff's office, but deputies said they don't have anything for Vivint Security.
CALL7 learned on Tuesday that's because the company used the name Arm Marketing to buy the soliciting permits -- 51 of them.
Vivint's spokesperson told 7NEWS that all their representatives will have a badge and photo ID.
Violating the provisions of the county soliciting permit is a Class 2 petty offense.
The Sheriff's Office said they've gotten some calls, but so far, no one has filed a formal complaint.
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Poster Comment:
Whether these overly aggressive peddlers come around door-to-door, or ignore the "do not call" telephone restrictions, they ALL need to be tossed in jail. I don't want any of them ba$tards canvassing my neighborhood asking about who has what kind of home security system... as if I'm gonna tell that information to some goddam stranger who comes walking up to my door trying to sell me something...
Don't call me, I'll call YOU if I want a home security system...
otherwise, I'll get a doberman to sic on you and chomp on your damn gonads.
