POLICE are searching for landscape gardeners who tried to bully residents into hiring their services.
Three men in a white pick-up truck with a green rear end were seen in Delves Lane, near Consett, at the weekend.
The trio said they were from a firm called H & M Landscape Gardeners and Tree Services.
They offered to carry out garden work for a householder for £70.
When the resident refused, the men threatened to rip up paving at the front of his house, before they drove off.
The first man was described as Asian, in his late thirties, 5ft 8in tall, well built, with short, dark hair. He was wearing dark coloured jeans and a dark top. The second was white, 5ft 6in tall, of medium build, with short, straight, dark hair.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Consett Police, on (01207) 504204.
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