COPS CORNER: Your timeshare is sold! Now send us some money.


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Also: Don’t make theft easy, be careful you who trust and a grilling experience

June 13

Timeshare sale scam

11:19 a.m. — First Block of Byron Ellinor Drive. Information. The victim said that a month ago, he was contacted by a Robert Pierce of Final Sales Unlimited, who said he had a buyer for the victim’s timeshare in Las Vegas. All the victim needed to do, Pierce said, was to wire $1,498 to a bank.

The victim did as he was instructed, but then was unable to contact anyone at the company. His bank was unable to recall the transfer.

The victim said he would provide all of the details of the transfer to police. The officer checked the Better Business Bureau, and found that Final Sales Unlimited is rated F. It has been accused of using the same technique with other victims.

June 12

Easy pickings

1:48 p.m. — 200 Block of East Granada Boulevard. Burglary of Conveyance. The victim said his car was burglarized. He said he left his vehicle in the parking lot for several hours unattended. When he returned, he noticed that his wallet had been taken. He had left a door unlocked.

June 12

If you want something done right …

11:54 a.m. — First Block of Iroquois Trail. Stolen Vehicle. The victim said he rented a white, 2013 Toyota Camry and left it parked at his residence. He said he asked the suspect to take it back to the rental business while he was out of town. He left money and the key in the center console.

The suspect told him he returned the car to the business, but the victim began to receive notices saying it had not been returned. The suspect did not respond to calls from the victim.

The victim said the suspect had done lawn care jobs for him and knows his address in Daytona Beach. Daytona Beach police have not been able to locate the suspect or the vehicle.

June 12

Thief “drives” the golf hole

4:43 p.m. — First Block of South St. Andrews Drive. Theft. The victim said one of her sons went out to grill dinner, and saw that the gas grill was gone. It had been kept in the backyard.

The house backs up to a golf course. There were tire marks in the dirt behind the house, and the victim believes someone drove onto the golf course and stole the grill.

 

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