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Street Solicitation Alert
Individuals have been approaching citizens and asking them for money to purchase gasoline for their vehicles. They claim that their car ran out of gas and they have no other way to get back home.
In one incident, a citizen who was approached (by the individual asking for money) notified our police department, in which the police officer offered a ride home to the individual in need. Instead, the individual in need had a friend who had been waiting for him inside her vehicle.
This ruse has taken place in front of business entrance ways and in the parking lots as citizens are entering, exiting, or sitting inside their vehicle. Incidents have occurred near Wal-Mart, the Springbrook shopping area (Lake Street) and Stratford Square Mall. These individuals have asked citizens for money ranging from $4 -$10 to help their cause. Some have been quite persistent in their request for financial help.
Scam Awareness
In one incident, a citizen who was approached (by the individual asking for money) notified our police department, in which the police officer offered a ride home to the individual in need. Instead, the individual in need had a friend who had been waiting for him inside her vehicle.This ruse has taken place in front of business entrance ways and in the parking lots as citizens are entering, exiting, or sitting inside their vehicle. Incidents have occurred near Wal-Mart, the Springbrook shopping area (Lake Street) and Stratford Square Mall. These individuals have asked citizens for money ranging from $4 -$10 to help their cause. Some have been quite persistent in their request for financial help.