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POLICE DEPARTMENT NOTICE - UPDATE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25TH
As of August 25th, 2010,
no Transient Vendor Permits are in effect for any home
improvement vendors.
Recently the Police Department has received
calls regarding solicitors traveling door-to-door, selling
asphalt. Residents have been told by the solicitors that they
are employed by an asphalt company that is paving driveways in
the resident's neighborhood and the asphalt company happens to
have extra asphalt. Reports indicate that the solicitor has
told residents that the asphalt company will offer a reduced
price to pave residents' driveways.
The Russell Police Department wishes to remind
residents that any vendor who travels door-to-door, selling
any goods, must obtain a Transient Vendor Permit, which is
approved by the Russell Township Fiscal Officer. The Transient
Vendor Permit application can be obtained from the Russell
Police Department.
After the Transient Vendor Permit is issued,
the vendor is given a badge to wear, indicating the 90-day
period the permit is valid. At the expiration of the 90-days
of issuance, all Transient Vendors are required to complete a
new registration prior to conducting any further sales
activities.
If a door-to-door solicitor arrives at your
home, check to make sure they are wearing a badge indicating a
Transient Vendor Permit has been obtained. If the solicitor
does not have a Transient Vendor Permit issued by the
Township, please call 440-338-1212 and an Officer will be
dispatched to your home and neighborhood. It is helpful if a
vehicle license plate, vehicle make and vehicle color is
obtained.
A reminder, always use common sense. If a deal
appears too good to be true, it probably is.
Call the Police Department if you have any
questions. The Police Department office phone number:
440-338-6212. The non-emergency dispatch phone number is:
440-338-1212. Emergency: 9-1-1. "A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF
RUSSELL TOWNSHIP"
After years of research
and effort, the Russell Township Historical Society has
recently published a hardback book detailing the history of
Russell Township. For more information click
here
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SPEED TRAILER PLACEMENT MAY BE
REQUESTED BY RESIDENTS
Please call the Russell
Township Police Department at their non-emergency number,
338-6212, between 8 a.m. & 4 p.m., if you are
interested in having the new speed trailer placed on your
street or in your neighborhood. The placement of the
mobile speed trailer is at the discretion of the officers, but
it may be requested by Russell residents!
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