St. Louis Second District Police Association
Crime Alert!
Residential Burglaries
posted 5/27/2008
I want to inform you the Second District has experienced some residential burglaries throughout the district during the early part of the day; mostly between the hours of 8:00 AM to 12 PM. Entry is being gained by forcing open a door or window.
The suspects are white males, mid twenties, operating a small sedan. Small items that can be hand carried are being taken.
Please share and alert your neighbors who do not have e-mail and help us keep your neighborhood safe.
If you see anything suspicious do not hesitate to call 911.
Sincerely,
Captain Mary Warnecke
Commander
Second District
May 23, 2008
Senior Home Entry Scam
posted 3/28/2008
I want to inform you we have experienced two cases where persons are preying on the elderly. Please share this information with the elderly in your neighborhood and discuss the importance of not letting any unsolicited persons into their homes.
We have recently experienced two cases where persons have claimed to be utility or service company workers in a ploy to gain entry into homes. Once the subject gets inside the house he displays money and asks for change. When the victims went to get change the suspect distracted the victims and stole their money.
The suspects are white males and recently drove up to the victim’s homes in a blue van with no side windows.
Please alert your neighbors who do not have e-mail and help us keep your neighborhood safe.
If you see anything suspicious do not hesitate to call 911.
Sincerely,
Captain Mary Warnecke Commander
Second District
posted 3/26/08
posted 1/20/08
Burglaries in Second District
posted 1/3/08
All,
While we have been fortunate to have had a great reduction in all major crime categories in 2007 here in the Second District, there are new trends developing that we need your help with.
We are seeing a number of burglaries throughout the Second District. A large number are night time garage burglaries where persons are entering unlocked garages and ransacking cars parked inside. Some thefts involve scrap metal items in the garage while leaving more valuable items behind.
Additionally we are seeing some residential burglaries during the day and evening. Household items and copper and scrap items are being taken.
Please be attentive to persons walking or driving in the alleys. To anyone knocking on doors at neighbor’s homes when you know no one is at home. Do not hesitate to call 911 and give us the description of the person(s) and any cars they may be driving. Lastly, please lock your garage doors.
Thank you for your assistance.
Captain Mary J. Warnecke
Commander
Second District
This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below). It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call.
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The scam has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma, Illinois, and Colorado. This (scam) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they're with the court system. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.
For Confirmation...
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm