Telephone Scam Alert
On Monday, February 25, 2019, several people contacted the New Haven Police Department and reported a person calling misrepresenting himself as a New Haven police officer stating he was trying to serve warrants for jury duty. In another instance, the telephone caller claimed to be a New Haven police lieutenant trying to serve a subpoena for a grand jury indictment. Several people complained of receiving additional telephone messages with instructions to meet this past weekend at a police substation. In most instances, the calls and messages stated money would be needed.
The New Haven Police Department is investigating each reported telephone call as a fraud complaint. The department does not solicit money for warrants, subpoenas, or related matters and anyone who has received such a request should contact the police department.
The investigations are ongoing and anyone with information or a complaint is asked to call the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6316
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