Articles from the August 12, 2015 edition

Aug 12, 2015

Phone Scammers Claiming to be Law Enforcement Officers The Sheriff’s Office is receiving reports from community members who are receiving calls from a male claiming to be from the Sheriff’s Office. The caller is identifying himself using names of actual Sheriff’s Office employees. The caller tells the person that they have a warrant, or have missed jury duty, and that they owe money and may be arrested if they do not pay immediately. The caller usually directs the person to purchase a “green dot money pack” from a local retailer to pay their “f...