Published: March 18, 2008
Police arrest two cold callers without pedlar's certificates at Berrow

Police in Burnham-On-Sea have applauded the quick-thinking action of residents at Berrow which resulted in the arrest of two people.

They alerted police to two cold callers in the area, whom officers arrested later charged for operating without pedlar's certificates.

The incident took place in Julians Acres in Berrow on Monday afternoon (March 17th).

Lloyd Hudson, aged 27 and Paul Parkes, aged 20, both from Nottingham were both charged to appear at Sedgemoor Magistrates Court on April 1st.

They have been charged with acting as a pedlar without a pedlar's certificate under the Pedlar's Act 1871.