Date: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Occurrence Type: Domestic Assault
Occurrence Number: GR16
Details:
Between 1 March 2016 and 10 March 2016, a 26yr old male was charged with two counts of assault against his common-law partner. The accused was arrested by the West Grey Police and held for a bail hearing at the Walkerton Court.
Date: Friday, March 11, 2016
Occurrence Type: Warrants
Details:
On 11 March 2016, a male adult wanted on warrants for Failing to Attend Court had been arrested for an unrelated matter in Hanover. West Grey Police executed the said arrest warrants and the male appeared at the Walkerton Court for a bail hearing.
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Occurrence Type: Phone Scams
Details:
Between the 7 and 10 March 2016 the WGPS has taken reports for 3 separate “phone scam” frauds.
The first incident concerned a victim that is out approximately $500 after having made a purchase online in the States. There were a number of follow up calls advising the victim that before their purchase could be released they now had to buy approximately $500 worth of insurance. Unfortunately the victim had been dealing with a fictitous company.
The second incident concerned a Canadian Revenue Agency scam wherein the victim was told to contact a number to pay taxes owed, followed by a request for personal information such as date of birth and SIN number.
The third incident involved a lottery/prize scam asking for the potential victim to send money to retrieve their winnings.
Fortunately the second and third incidents resulted in the potential victims contacting police for advice prior to sending money or providing personal information.
Fraudulent “scams” of all types and in particular phone related “scams” like those noted above have been covered by local and National media. The aforementioned scams are common.