Doorstep salesman who 'tormented' residents banned
Police said Steven Langley reacted aggressively towards one victim who turned him away
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A salesman has been ordered not to sell door-to-door across Nottinghamshire for three years.
Police went to court for the doorstep selling ban against Steven Langley after he had been "tormenting" residents in a number of local villages.
The criminal behaviour order was issued at Nottingham Magistrates鈥 Court on 17 May.
Langley, 44, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to acting as a pedlar without a pedlar鈥檚 certificate and was given the three-year order.
It bans Langley attempting doorstep sales or from carrying a bag containing items to sell.
The case went to court after Nottinghamshire Police arrested him in Gotham on 21 March after he was going door-to-door.
He had called at a man鈥檚 home, smelling of alcohol, and offering to sell goods from a holdall.
When the resident said "no", Langley reacted aggressively and threatened to spit at the victim before spitting on the floor, police said.
PC Matt Holden, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to have obtained this criminal behaviour order against Langley, who has been tormenting residents in a number of local villages.
鈥淲e know elderly and vulnerable residents, particularly in our rural areas, can be intimidated by this sort of behaviour.鈥
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