Franklin Police Dept: solicitors issued violation - part 2

Terminix Solicitors

July 22, 2025

"On July 17, 2025 through July 21, 2025 the Franklin Police Department received several calls regarding aggressive Terminix employees who were soliciting their service in Franklin neighborhoods. The Franklin Police was also made aware of videos being circulated on social media showing these solicitors using inappropriate language.

All companies that wish to solicit in Franklin must apply for a permit through the police department (Franklin bylaw Chapter 128 Peddling and Soliciting). There were no solicitation permits issued for Terminix.

Franklin Police Dept: solicitors
issued violation - part 2

The Franklin Police Department launched an investigation to ensure that these were solicitors for Terminix and not potential scammers. We were able to locate and identify the solicitors and we confirmed through Terminix that they hire a third-party company, Hawks, to do solicitation for them.

This company, Hawx, was issued a bylaw violation for soliciting without a permit and instructed to discontinue soliciting in Franklin without the proper permit.

The Franklin Police Department would like to thank the community for reporting these incidents. In today’s day of increasing threats of scams, we take these matters seriously.

​The information contained in this press release does not imply listed individuals have been convicted in a court of valid jurisdiction of the crimes for which they were arrested. All individuals are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty by a court with proper jurisdiction over the matter(s) for which they were arrested."

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