Solicitor offering Verizon deals at night confirmed, Franklin MA
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, a caller reported a man going door to door at night near Downingwood Drive and Heritage Way, claiming to offer Verizon deals. Police units checked the area and confirmed he is a legitimate Verizon employee soliciting.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Downingwood Drive and Heritage Way, P.E.
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Reports somebody's out talking about Verizon deals, thinks it's a solicitor,
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but concerned because it's late at night.
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Reports 510, slightly larger built.
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Press.
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Appreciate.
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Appreciate.
00:30
6-8 to Franklin Charles going out in the area.
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I see.
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6-8 to 45, you can disregard it will be on foot.
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Thank you.
00:54
Franklin, Control, Oscar 45, Offs,
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29.
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45.
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Forward.
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Blue Jay.
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At Partridge, calls reporting, they'll party going door-to-door control.
01:13
Big man wearing yellow reflectors past under a dark hoodie.
01:22
Pleasure.
01:26
12 hours.
01:38
Sheriff 15, Franklin Control, can you look, at some point today we had a call on Blue Jay, think Officer Rosa was a responding officer, and I feel like it was a similar situation.
01:48
Can you look that up for me?
01:51
Hey,
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Mike.
02:04
Around 1.30 this afternoon at 25 Blue Jay,
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we had a Verizon employee out in the area and a vehicle that was a Ford escort.
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Caller Gray.
02:24
The solicitor for Verizon? What was the reason for the call?
02:35
Looks like a solicitor says he's knocking on doors for Verizon customers trying to save them money on their bills.
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He is a Verizon employee according to this.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Downingwood Dr & Heritage Way, Franklin, MA 02038
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