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Police warn community against cyber scams

CPL. TERRY BEST

RCMP Stettler

On March 8, police responded to a collision at the intersection of 40 Avenue and 59 Street Close after a truck struck a light standard. Both the vehicle and light post were damaged. A 78-year-old male from Stettler was charged with driving at an unreasonable rate of speed.

On March 10, an area resident alerted police to a potential Internet scam after a telephone caller held out he was a technician and the man’s computer had a virus. The technician asked the man to download a site from the internet which he did. The man became suspicious and shut off his computer and determined the call was a hoax and alerted police. It is not usual practice to have someone call requesting this type of information without the consumer first making contact.

Police remind everyone to not divulge personal information over the Internet which could possibly lead to identify theft.

On March 14, police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 12 west of Stettler and determined the driver did not have his vehicle registered or insured. A 55-year-old Stettler male is scheduled to appear in Stettler Provincial Court on April 28 to speak to the charges.

On March 14, a local gas filling station reported a driver filled his vehicle and left without paying his bill in the amount of $41.58. The vehicle was described as a small silver car.

On March 14, a laptop computer was found on 46 Avenue in Stettler and turned over to police. The owner has yet to be contacted.

Last fall, Stettler RCMP recovered two sets of golf clubs. One men’s set and one women’s set. The men’s set has a very distinguishable putter and police would like to return these golf clubs to their rightful owners before the upcoming golf season begins. If you are able to describe this putter to police, please contact the Stettler RCMP at 403-742-3382.

In addition over the past week police responded to 10 traffic complaints, six false alarms, two family disputes, three collisions and a suspicious persons complaint.

Anyone with information that would assist police in solving these or any other crime is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1 800-222-TIPS, or send an email to www.tipsubmit.com. Crimestoppers is completely anonymous and pays cash for information that leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen property.