CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP PATROL
SHERIFF





FOR AN EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1 (see notes at bottom of this page)

              FOR OTHER CALLS: 330-658-9911 OR VOICE MAIL 330-658-2112 

                  CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE TWO DEPUTIES ON FULL TIME DUTY

                   THEY WORK TWO DIFFERENT SHIFTS TO PROVIDE MORE HOURS OF COVERAGE















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Sheriff's Log
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Safety Town - June 9 - 12, 2008










































 

ALERT - ALERT - ALERT

 
A MESSAGE FROM WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF THOMAS G. MAURER
 

Scam Alert

Wayne County Sheriff Thomas G. Maurer wishes to bring to your attention a scam that targets our elderly.
 
This scam involves the victim being contacted by a person who tells them that they have won a large amount of money from a sweepstakes or lottery. The caller then tells the victim that they will need to pay several thousand dollars to “insure” or “claim” this prize.
 
The victim is then conned into sending money to the con artist via an electronic transfer.
 
In some cases, the con artist will make arrangements for a common currier to come to the victim’s home to pick up the money.
 
As you may guess, there are no prize or lottery winnings. This is simply a method of scamming seniors out of their hard earned money.
 
Sheriff Maurer states that these types of scams are nothing new, but states that the Sheriff’s Office has noticed an increase of these types of cases in our area.
 
Sheriff Maurer offers the following advice to protect yourself from this type of fraud…
 
  • Never send money to a stranger using a money transfer service.
  • Beware of deals or opportunities that seem too good to be true.
  • Do not use money transfer services to pay for things like online auction purchases.
  • Never send money to pay for taxes or fees on foreign lottery winnings.
 
 

 

Notes on calling 9-1-1

After dialing 9-1-1, stay on the line even if you do not hear it ringing, the system has a lot of work to do before the call goes through to the dispatcher (a silent wait of ten (10) seconds is possible before you will hear the line ringing - that's long enough to say the  Lord's Prayer)

After dialing 9-1-1, stay on the line until the dispatcher answers, even if the call was a mistake, the dispatcher must handle each and every call in some manner. If you hang up you may end up with a police officer or a firefighter at your door.

The silent wait allows the system to gather the following information for the dispatcher: 
your telephone number, your address, the name the phone is registered in, the proper Police service for your address, the proper Fire service for your address, and the proper EMS service for your address. 


                                                                                                     

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