12/24/2009

LUDLOW POLICE DEPARTMENT ALERT

LOTTERY SCAM MAILING

The Ludlow Police Department would like to inform the community of a “Lottery Scam” being sent as a mailing to senior citizens in the community.

The mailing has the following letter head on it, ANC (Award Notification Commission), which requests that its recipient send a sum of money as an acquisition fee to receive their lottery award.

The documents appear official, but are completely fraudulent. It becomes apparent that it is a scam as the documents are closely scrutinized. A quick giveaway is the requirement that the recipient only respond by mail, along with the fact that there are no phone contacts listed in the mailing. The last part that gives it away is the credit card payment form, which is written in Spanish with a Kansas City, KS return address on it.

If you receive such a document or any mailing requesting money from you, that was not solicited by you in the first place, there is only one response required from you. THROW IT IN THE TRASH!

The Ludlow Police Department

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11/06/2009

Ludlow Police Department

Crime Alert

POLICE are reminding residents to secure all their valuables and lock their vehicles after a spree of car break-ins in Town.

The car breaks are occurring between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. on every day of the week. The majority of incidents are occurring on side streets located off the East Street, West Street, Cady Street, Fuller Street, Holyoke Street, and Center Street corridors. Police recommend that items such as loose change, purses, and wallets; along with portable electronics (GPS, Satellite Radios, Cellular Phones, and Laptops) be removed from vehicles when left unattended. Thieves are targeting unlocked vehicles parked in residential driveways, but will break out windows to access items that are in plain view. Locking vehicles, removing valuables and leaving exterior lighting on will help to deter would be thieves.

Lastly the Ludlow Police encourages residents to call the department upon observing suspicious activity or unknown vehicles in their neighborhoods. It is important to note the type of vehicle, color of vehicle and a plate number if visible or the number of subjects involved with physical and clothing descriptions if possible. Your assistance will help the department in apprehending and prosecuting those who are responsible. It is also important to note that in order to insure your safety, resident are discouraged from confronting would be thieves. Prevention and prompt reporting has the greatest impact on the reduction of crime.

The Ludlow Police Department