Crime & Safety
Door-To-Door Salesmen Arrested In St. Louis After Hostile Tirade
Alfonso Bolden was arrested Monday after getting aggressive with residents in the Tower Grove East neighborhood.
September 10, 2021
A man known for going door-to-door selling magazines and getting aggressive with neighbors was arrested in St. Louis.
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According to police, 28-year-old Alfonso Bolden was arrested Monday in the Tower Grove East neighborhood after getting hostile with one neighbor. In a post on the NextDoor app, one resident said the man accused his wife of being a racist, used the N-word and "started ranting about white people and our neighborhood" when she said no after his sale pitch. The resident also warned others to not open the door to him.
Neighbors in the post said they have seen him going door-to-door in several other St. Louis neighborhoods.
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