Friday - August 20: WPD Acting Chief, Lt. Ed Wilson advised area residents are receiving telephone calls soliciting donations for shop-with-a-cop through the red, white & blue program. Calls are originating in the Canton, Ohio area with a 330 area code number showing on the caller I.D.
The caller explains that different amounts of money earn different donation status levels and all donations would help Wellsville children. They add a picture of the child helped would be sent to the donor.
Lt. Wilson advises this is a scam and that the Wellsville Police are not part of this program seeking donations with telephone solicitations. Do not donate to this. Anyone contacted are asked to make a report with the Wellsville police.
Wilson advised that the Wellsville police do seek donations at times, most notably at Christmas time. When they do it is through letters on WPD letter head or personal appearances.
We got our call yesterday afternoon...
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