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Community Bulletin - Solicitor Information

City of Medina - Police Department

                                                                                     

www.medina-wa.gov [ http://www.medina-wa.gov/ ]

 

"*COMMUNITY E-lert*""*®*"

 

 "Be safer together"

                                                                                     

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DATE:        May 2, 2025

 

TO:             E-lert® Recipients                      

FROM:       Jeffrey R. Sass, Chief of Police

SUBJECT:  Community E-lert® - *Solicitor Information*

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Community E-lert® is a registered trademark of the City of Medina Police Department.   This announcement is provided as a public service to residents of Medina and Hunts Point.  It is our intention to distribute these E-lerts following an occurrence or condition that may have public safety or community well-being implications. 

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With the arrival of warmer weather in the City of Medina and Town of Hunts Point, we often see an increase in door-to-door soliciting activity in our communities. The Medina Police Department asks for your assistance in ensuring that soliciting is conducted lawfully and respectfully within our communities.

A peddler or solicitor refers to anyone who sells or offers good or services door-to-door. These individuals are required to obtain a city-issued permit before conducting any such activity. Permit applications must be submitted to the Medina Police Department and include personal, business and criminal background information. Permits are valid for a maximum of two weeks.

Refer to the photographs below, which show valid solicitor permits issued by the Medina Police Department: the permit for the City of Medina is on the left, and the permit for the Town of Hunts Point is on the right.

City of Medina Solicitor Permit       Town of Hunts Point Solicitor Permit

 Soliciting shall only be permitted during the following hours:


* October 1st through April 30th, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
* May 1st through September 30th, between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Please contact the Medina Police Department by calling 911 immediately if you witness or experience any of the following:


* A solicitor who refuses to display their valid permit upon request.
* A solicitor who approaches homes with clearly posted "No Peddlers or Solicitors" signs.
* A solicitor who refuses to leave a property when asked.
* A solicitor who behaves in a hostile or aggressive manner.
* A solicitor who accesses areas of your property not typically used by mail carriers or food delivery workers.

For more detailed information, please refer to the municipal codes regarding peddling and soliciting:

City of Medina Municipal Code – Peddler and Solicitation Activities [ https://library.municode.com/wa/medina/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_ORD_TIT5BULIRE_CH5.10PESOAC ]

Town of Hunts Point Municipal Code – Peddlers [ https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/HuntsPoint/#!/HuntsPoint05/HuntsPoint0515.html#5.15 ]

 

"Other great ways of staying connected to the Medina Police Department are our X [ https://twitter.com/MedinaPoliceWA ] and Facebook [ https://www.facebook.com/medinawapolice/ ] pages."

 

"If you have any questions or comments regarding this information, please contact the Medina Police Department at (425) 233-6420. You may also reach us via email by contacting Chief Jeff Sass (jsass@medina-wa.gov) or Captain Austin Gidlof (agidlof@medina-wa.gov)."

 

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*Emergency: 911*
*Non-Emergency police matters: (425) 577-5656*

*Medina Police Department*
*501 Evergreen Point Road*
*Medina, WA 98039*
*(425) 233-6420*

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