Police Blotter: Unregistered Solicitors Charged in Lakehurst

Three door-to-door solicitors were charged Tuesday afternoon after allege that they failed to register with the borough. 

Patrolman Iain James was dispatched to the 500 block of Willow Street at about 3:30 p.m. on a report of unregistered solicitation, said Sgt. Ronald Heinzman in a statement. 

"Two of the men were selling meat products and a third male was selling alternative energy resources," the sergeant said. 

Police issued summonses to Gary R. Sunkett Jr., 34, of Pennsauken, Charles M. Polidori, 26, of Warminster, Pa., and Dustin E. Gibb, 22, of Coatesville, Pa. for failing to register. Another person with the group, Tiffani M. Maxson, was arrested on municipal court warrants — one from Woodbury and one from West Deptford, Heinzman said.

The sergeant said that unregistered solicitors is an issue that the borough is trying to combat. 

"The Lakehurst Borough Police Department wants to remind all residents to report suspicious activity," Heinzman said. "All solicitors going door to door in the Borough must first register at the Borough Municipal Clerk's Office at 5 Union Ave."

Municipalities often require solicitors to register before they are able to peddle their products to ensure resident safety; a Toms River woman was killed a few years ago by a door-to-door salesman. In February, Manchester's Township Council .