Cops Corner 2.11.2016

Nov. 11

Saved by the bank
10400 block of Old Grove Circle
Scheme to defraud: A woman reported to the Sheriff’s Office she had received a message on her computer that the device was “overloaded with malicious and dangerous programs.” The screen gave her a phone number to call to fix the problem. She called and provided her credit card number, paying the suspect $700 to “clean and restore” her computer. However, later, her bank sent her a text alert to tell her that her credit card had been blocked because someone had attempted to use her number to make a purchase.

Feb. 5

Not so funny lottery money
2800 block of University Parkway
Counterfeit money: A man tried to buy lottery tickets with a $10 bill. The employee at the ticket desk checked the bill and discovered it was a counterfeit bill. The employee informed the man, who said he had just received it as change from a cashier in the store. The employee questioned the cashier, who remembered giving $14 in change to someone but couldn’t remember who. Ultimately the man left the store and the employee called the Sheriff’s Office, which took the bill. It’s still unknown if the man received the counterfeit bill from the cashier or not.

Feb. 6

A case to crack
8100 block of Natures Way
Criminal mischief: A woman called to report that while she was sleeping, a brick burst her second story window at about 3:20 a.m. She was alone in the apartment. The Sheriff’s Office inquired if she had any enemies, and she said she had a falling out with a man at her job that she had been dating. However she never received threats from him and had not talked with him in a while, so she couldn’t say for certain it was him. The deputy set up a case card for her and advised her to contact the department with any more information.

Feb. 3

The 'got you on camera' trick
3400 block of Fort Hamer Road
Petit theft: A teacher at an elementary school scheduled a package for delivery at her school. The package was delivered and placed in her mailbox but then went missing. The school sent out an email to inquire if someone had picked it up by mistake, but no one replied. The school sent out a second email informing everyone that the surveillance video that monitors the mailbox area would be reviewed. The package reappeared in the teacher’s mail box, opened, the next morning. The teacher requested a report to be filed and fingerprints, because there have been other thefts recently at the school. There was no video of the mailbox area because the cameras were not functioning.