A Nottingham man who went door-to-door defrauding elderly people has been sentenced to unpaid work and a five-year criminal behaviour order.
Mark Mitchell, 41, of Eltham Drive, Broxtowe, admitted two offences of fraud by false representation connected to his selling of window and door alarms.
Mitchell targeted vulnerable people, entering their homes and making them feel compelled, often through fear, to but window and door alarms.
But police caught up with him after investigating a series of complaints about his tactics.
Mitchell has now been sentenced to 250 hours of unpaid community work and a Criminal Behaviour Order which will run for five years.
Det Con Caroline Dobson said: “We feel strongly about protecting the elderly and vulnerable people of Nottingham whilst in their own homes from door to door sellers.
“No one should be made to feel frightened in their own home by pushy sellers to the point where they feel they have to pay, just to get the person out of the door.”
This order bans Mitchell from going to retirement homes and sheltered housing complexes without prior consent.
He is also prohibited from being in possession of any type of household door or window alarm in a public place.
