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Grandparent Scam: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Is Conned Out Of $7,800
Rochelle Park police nabbed a phone scammer from the Bronx who convinced an elderly victim to mail $7,800 in cash that he said was needed to bail out his just-arrested grandson, authorities said.
Posing as a police officer, a caller told the 80-something Washington State resident that his grandson had been arrested, Detective Lt. James DePreta said.
The caller said his son needed $16,800 for bail, then directed him to mail $7,800 to a Rochelle Park address, DePreta said.
Believing it was real, the victim sent the money, the lieutenant said.
He eventually realized it was a scam and called…
Police: Drugged Bergen Dad's Car Stalls On RR Tracks With Boy, $110,000 Cash Inside
Elmwood Park police who rescued a local driver and his young son after their car got stuck on railroad tracks found the man under the influence of drugs and $110,000 in cash in a bag, authorities said.
Officers responding to the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway freight line found Asad Ali with his 11-year-old son in a Toyota Corolla with no license plates shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said.
Ali, who was disoriented and appeared impaired by drugs, said his credentials were in a backpack in the trunk, so the officers let him retrieve it, Foligno said…
