LEHI — An 18-year-old California man was arrested after allegedly going too far in his door-to-door salesmanship, which police say included trying residents’ doors to check if they were unlocked so he could talk to the homeowners.
Graves Girard Glenn, of San Diego, was booked into the Utah County Jail on Tuesday for investigation of the charges of aggressive solicitation, two counts of trespassing and theft.
On Tuesday, just after 4 p.m., Lehi police received a report of “an aggressive door-to-door solicitor,” a police booking affidavit states. The caller said it was the same man police had already been told about earlier in the day.
“Those officers gave a warning to Graves that he was not to conduct door-to-door soliciting without first receiving a permit from Lehi city. The encounter ended at that warning. Several hours later, this new report was received,” the affidavit states.
The caller also claimed Graves had attempted to enter her home about 1:45 p.m., according to the affidavit. The woman showed officers video recorded from her doorbell camera showing “a male dressed in all black, knocking aggressively. When there was no answer, he then attempted the door handle of the front door, but it was locked,” the affidavit states.
As police searched for Graves, they found another homeowner who claimed he “witnessed him exiting their open garage without their permission.” After police located Graves and asked him about that incident, he said “he was just admiring items within their garage,” according to the affidavit.
A third homeowner then contacted police to report “an individual dressed in all black making aggressive door-to-door soliciting at a residence with a ‘no solicitation’ sign,” the affidavit states.
Officers located Graves following the third complaint.
“When asked if he had attempted to try people’s door knobs he stated he had; he was attempting to make face-to-face contact with people and tried the door knobs to get their attention,” according to the affidavit.
Police also learned Graves left his Segway plugged in at a nearby church to charge without permission, the affidavit states.
Graves was taken into custody after being questioned. Detectives have since determined that Graves does not work for the pest control company that he was allegedly selling.
“The individual does not have a solicitor’s permit from Lehi nor was he carrying any company information for the company he claims to be working for. We are asking homeowners with doorbell cameras to please check your recordings and let us know if this individual came to your home earlier today, especially if he attempted to open the door to gain access,” Lehi police stated in a social media post.
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