Police Impersonator Fitted Flashing Lights to His Car

Two West Shore residents scammed by caller posing as RCMP officer

Police are warning West Shore residents to be on alert following reports of a scam involving someone impersonating a local RCMP officer.

Police impersonator and phone call fraudster prompts West Shore RCMP warning

A scammer claiming to be Sgt Thomas Scott of the RCMP has defrauded several West Shore residents

Police impersonator fitted flashing lights to his car

A MAN pretending to be a police officer confronted a woman motorist and told her he had been following her because of  the way she had been driving, heard Skipton Magistrates Court.

RCMP say two West Shore residents targeted by fake police officers in bail money scam

Mounties on the West Shore are sounding the alarm over a scam that sees fraudsters impersonating police to swindle “bail money” from their victims. In a news release issued Monday, West Shore RCMP said a resident in the region received a phone call May 2 from someone claiming to be “Sgt. Thomas Scott” who told them a family member had been arrested. The scammer told the victim to transfer $2,000 to a third party for bail, which they did. The vic…

Police: Scammers impersonating officers, claiming sheriff’s sale of property - 101.5 WKKG

Authorities are warning about scammers impersonating local police or government employees, saying that your property is subject to a sheriff’s sale due to unpaid debts or warning that you have a warrant for your arrest, or a fine that needs paid. According to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, these scammers can sound very convincing when they call you. They use the names of real police officers or deputies and can use software to trick y…