March 31, 2015
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POLICE INVESTIGATING PROPERTY DAMAGE
(TEESWATER, ON) – March 26, at 2 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report of property damage to the soccer field at Sacred Heart School along Gordon Street in Teeswater.
Sometime between 4 p.m. March 24, and 6 a.m. March 26, the field was damaged by the spinning tires of a vehicle. Damaging property is a criminal act called mischief that is punishable by a maximum of two years in prison. There is no dollar estimate on the value of the repairs at this time.
Suspicious vehicles and suspicious people should be reported to police as soon as possible so that officers can investigate.
The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
DON’T PAY THE CON-ARTIST
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – As the month of March comes to an end, the South Bruce OPP wants residents to know that fraud awareness month may be over, but the need to remain vigilant for cons and scams continues all year long.
In the past two weeks, the following scams have been reported to the South Bruce OPP:
An E-mail from a Hotmail account to announce a win of $3.6-million in the “National Lottery”.
A phone call from the “Cyber security department of Public Safety of Canada” to advise the home computer was being used to spam others.
Phone calls to advise the “big winner” in a United States lottery.
Phone calls to discuss a credit application.
E-mail from a bank requesting customer account information be updated.
Modern, tech-savvy scammers have the ability to create very convincing scams. They won’t hesitate to use the name of a legitimate company in an effort to gain your trust and trick you into paying them.
Always be cautious with unsolicited E-mail, phone calls, letters, even visitors at your door. Unsolicited means that you didn’t ask for it. Always be certain who you are dealing with before you ever consider sending money or sharing personal information.
There is no magic to prevent fraud. If it seems too good to be true, it likely is and you can’t win a lottery or contest that you didn’t enter in the first place. You work hard for your money, so work just as hard to protect it. Don’t pay the con-artist.
Anyone interested in more information on fraud can contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or check on-line at http://www.antifraudcentre.ca/.
The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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