Alert Listing

For Immediate Release:  March 15, 2012

Waterloo Region, Ontario –-Waterloo Regional Police are issuing an alert to the community to review their home security measures and consider additional safeguards for their valuables.

In recent weeks, police have investigated numerous residential break and enter incidents within Waterloo Region and found that these homes had been targeted for collections of high carat gold and other valuables.

Waterloo Regional Police are currently investigating two incidents in which young females were robbed near bus stops and are urging the public to be vigilant about their surroundings and report suspicious activity.

Synopsis:
On Monday December 12, 2011 at approximately 6pm, a female exited a bus at the terminal on Ainslie St S, Cambridge.

A male came from the rear of the bowling alley and assaulted the victim while grabbing her backpack. The suspect then fled on foot. There were no injuries and nothing was taken.

Waterloo Regional Police are proactively alerting the community to a credit card security scam.

A victim receives a phone call from a person claiming to work in the Security and Fraud Department of the victim's credit card issuer. The caller has the victim's name and credit card number and will state that there has been an unusual purchase pattern on the card, often in another country and that the credit card company will be assuming that charge, and crediting the victim's account.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service Fraud Branch would like to remind citizens, particularly senior citizens, to be alert to a recent scam.

A number of reports have been received recently in which senior citizens have received unsolicited phone calls.

The caller identifies themselves as a 'grandson' who has been involved in an emergent circumstance such as a motor vehicle collision and is either under arrest, or currently in court facing charges. The caller indicates they need funds wired to them immediately for legal fees and/or court costs.