MTV Community and Child Watch Group

Home and Auto Security Alarm Solicitation Alert 7/14/09

Jul 14, 2009

This community alert concerns the recent solicitations in our area by persons claiming to offer free installation of Home and/or Auto Security systems at "affordable" prices.

Middletown Ordinance Chapter 112, section 1 states, "There is no soliciting allowed in the Town of Middletown." In addition, any person in Delaware offering Home and Auto Security systems must be state certified and able to produce the ID document (card) that corroborates their certification. Otherwise, they are in violation of state law as well and can be requested to leave before law enforcement is summoned. When you are dealing with a genuinely "certified" alarm installer, they have been through an extensive background check identifying them as such and therefore authorized to operate in the state of Delaware. A few of our Middletown residents have been deceived by this offer and also neighbors, these persons may be "casing" residences as they move about making this offer. So let us do our best not to become vulnerable to criminal activity and please alert any other citizens who may benefit from this information.

MTVC&CWG