2 arrested for selling children's books door-to-door, sheriff says | Crime

BETHLEHEM - Two men were arrested in Bethlehem on Thursday after the sheriff's office say they were going door-to-door selling children's books.

According to the sheriff's office, 20-year-old Peter Paul Varberg of Kingsburg, Ca and 19-year-old Brian Stephen Behnken of Seattle, Wa were arrested for panhandling/soliciting without a permit.

Varberg applied for a permit earlier in the day, but the request was denied by Alexander County Sheriff Chris Bowman.

Varberg and Behnken were placed in the Alexander County Detention Center under a $500 secured bond.

A first appearance in district court in Taylorsville has been scheduled for August 1.