Rash of phone scams are investigated by police
Marion Police Officers responded this past week to several complaints of telephone scams.
Oct. 10: A citation was issued for a dog running at-large; the animal was taken to Animal Health Center. A follow-up investigation was conducted regarding illegal dumping. A lost cell phone report was taken. A business alarm was checked; everything was OK. A complaint of underage drinking at a closed business was investigated and resulted in a subject being arrested for possession of marijuana.
Tuesday: An officer responded to a business alarm; everything was OK. A warning was issued for a dog running at-large.
Wednesday: A follow-up investigation was worked for SRS.
Thursday: A child endangerment complaint was investigated. An investigation was conducted regarding two phone scam complaints. A non-injury accident on Main Street was investigated. A civil standby was conducted for two citizens. An open business door was located; the building was checked and secured.
Friday: A phone scam complaint was checked. Vehicle identification investigations were conducted. A warning was issued for dogs running at-large. Two dogs running at-large were captured in Jex Addition and citations were issued. A warning was issued to a semi driver operating a non-local delivery truck on Eisenhower Drive.
Saturday: Two junk vehicle letters were served. Assistance was provided to an ambulance crew on a run. A car burglary in the 300 block of Willards Street was investigated.
Sunday: Response was provided to a 911 hang-up; children were playing with a phone and everything was OK. A complaint of a trailer parked in the 800 block of Hudson Street was filed; the trailer was gone when an officer arrived. Officers were at the gun range for qualifications. A stolen picnic table was reported in the 1100 block of Denver Street and later was located at another address. A road obstruction was removed at U.S.-56 and Industrial Road.
Officers drove 690 miles, and issued two citations, three warning citations, two junk vehicle letters, and made one arrest.
Do not divulge
bank numbers
to strangers
Marion Police Department again is warning residents about telephone scams.
Reports have been filed with the department regarding scams where residents have been called by con artists and asked to reveal their bank account numbers.
Other scams included individuals sending checks for large sums of money through the mail. When checks are deposited in victims' accounts, the scammers withdraw from the accounts or require them to return a small amount to them so they have the bank routing numbers.
The best way to stop these scams is to remember that if "it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
Contact the police department with questions or concerns.
The department is working with Marion County Attorney and Kansas Attorney General's offices regarding these recent complaints.
