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  • Nottingham Knockers

    Alert message sent 28/01/2021 11:22:00

    Information sent on behalf of Cambridgeshire Constabulary

    We’ve recently seen a rise in doorstep callers often referred to as ‘Nottingham Knockers’.

    These individuals will offer household goods for sale, at inflated prices, but often this sale is a ruse for checking out a person’s home. They may claim to be on a rehabilitation scheme trying to find work and may have a false trading permit or some other kind of official-looking identification.

    However, they are not part of any legitimate rehabilitation scheme. There is a Government-backed ‘Community Payback’ scheme for offenders who have been sentenced to carry out community work, but this does not involved door-to-door sales.

    Please be vigilant when answering your door and do not feel compelled to enter into any conversation with them, if you do not wish to. If you have elderly friends, relatives or neighbours, it’s important to keep a lookout for them too and report any suspicious activity to police.

    If you are concerned and wish to report any instances of this behaviour, please let us know online or call 101.

    As always, if it is an emergency please call us on 999.

    Sergeant Alice Draper
    St Ives Neighbourhood Team
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    Tara Dundon (Police, Comms officer, Corp comms)
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