Light Rain Fog/Mist 46°
Tag:

Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes Unit

Police & Fire
Detectives In Suffolk County Intercept Money Shipped As Part Of Bail Scam Detectives In Suffolk County Intercept Money Shipped As Part Of Bail Scam
Detectives In Suffolk County Intercept Money Shipped As Part Of Bail Scam Police detectives on Long Island seized $17,000 in cash that was mailed as part of a bail scam targeting a man across the country. Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes Unit detectives are investigating a scam that involved a Montana man shipping the cash, which was intercepted by investigators on Tuesday, Feb. 15 before it could make its way to an Amityville address. According to investigators, a 71-year-old man from Kalispell, Montana was contacted by a suspect claiming to be his son who alleged that he had been arrested for DWI following a motor vehicle crash that left a pregnant woman…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Police Intercept Cash Sent By Suffolk County Man As Part Of Phone Scam Police Intercept Cash Sent By Suffolk County Man As Part Of Phone Scam
Police Intercept Cash Sent By Suffolk County Man As Part Of Phone Scam Quick-acting police investigators on Long Island were able to save an elderly man thousands of dollars after he was caught up in a grandparent scam. Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes Unit detectives and members of the United States Postal Inspection Service intercepted cash sent by a St. James man as part of a phone scam this week. Police said that a 79-year-old man in St. James received a phone call on Wednesday, April 8 from scammers who claimed that his grandson had been involved in a motor vehicle crash and was arrested. The caller said that the man needed to send $9,500 to an addr…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Opening Credit Card Using Another Person’s Info In Commack Man Wanted For Opening Credit Card Using Another Person’s Info In Commack
Man Wanted For Opening Credit Card Using Another Person’s Info In Commack Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes Unit detectives are on the lookout for a man suspected of opening a credit card using another person’s information in Commack. Police say a man, pictured above, utilized another person’s identifying information to open and use a store credit card at Home Depot (5025 Jericho Turnpike) on Thursday, Dec. 13 around 11:30 a.m. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. To submit an anonymous tip, call 1-800-220-TIPS, text “SCPD” and your message to “CRIMES…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson