2 With 'Ties To Ireland' Arrested For Door-To-Door Soliciting: Police

HARRISON, NY — Two men were arrested after complaints about aggressive door-to-door solicitation, police said.

The Harrison Police Department said on Wednesday that two men with "ties to Ireland" were stopped by police and charged with soliciting without a permit, which is a violation of Harrison town code.

On Tuesday, a Harrison resident called police to tell them that while she was at home, an unknown man entered her home without her consent and attempted to solicit roofing work.

After Harrison police arrived on the scene, they found two men, 20-year-old Patrick Quinn and 26-year-old Thomas Stokes, both residents of the United Kingdom, attempting to solicit roofing work from other town residents.

Police say that the two men, who both spoke with Irish accents, said they were from the U.K. and have only been in the U.S. for a short amount of time. They told police that they were roofers and that they did not have a permit to solicit, nor licenses or permits to perform any home improvement work.

Quinn and Stokes were charged with soliciting without a permit and Quinn was also charged with second degree criminal trespass. Harrison police said that both men were issued summonses, processed, and released on their own recognizance.