The public is warned to be alert for door-to-door magazine sales from Atlantic Circulation.
Five members of Atlantic Circulation were arrested in Pratt Thursday night for refusing to obtain a license to sell door-to-door.
All five posted bond and have left Pratt, said Pratt Police Detective Jeff Ward.
In August an alert was issued against Atlantic Circulation Inc. of York, Pa. The Pratt Police Department received many complaints against the company that was going door-to-door trying to sell magazines.
Those complaints included failure to register to solicit sales within Pratt, suspicious and deceptive activity and potential fraud related to individuals taking money from customers with no intent of providing the product.
The public needs to continue to be vigilant for Atlantic Circulation or other organizations selling door-to-door.
Only Pratt County Schools have legitimate magazine sales in Pratt. If anyone has a question about door-to-door magazine sales or any other door-to-door sales they should contact the Pratt Police Department immediately at 672-5551, Ward said.
During the August investigation 11 members of Atlantic Circulation were questioned and a large number of sales receipts, personal checks and cash were taken as evidence. Several members had active warrants including one warrant for the same solicitation activity, one was a convicted felon and several had suspended driver’s licenses.
