- April 25, 2024
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2:30 p.m. — First block of Southern Trace Blvd.
Larceny. A pair of grandparents were scammed out of almost $5,000 after receiving a fraudulent phone call from someone pretending to be their grandson claiming to be in jail for manslaughter.
The concerned grandparents initially wired $2,000 to a bondsman based out of Jacksonville in order to get their "grandson" out of jail. Later, the bondsman called the grandparents and told them he needed an additional $2,400 to have the manslaughter charge off their "grandson's" record, since the car he had supposedly hit was driven by a pregnant female who had a miscarriage. In total, police report the pair were scammed of $4,992.
After wiring the money and not hearing back from their grandson, the couple began to call him and leave messages on his voicemail. The following day, their grandson replied and informed them he was at home and had not been in an accident.
6:04 p.m. — 700 block of S. Nova Road
Information. A 16-year-old got his Nintendo DS back after his mother's boyfriend pawned it without his permission.
The teenager found his DS in a local video game store where he told the clerk his situation. The clerk then looked up the pawn slip and told the teen his mother's boyfriend had pawned the game system to the store for $40. The teenager's mother was aware this happened.
In the end, his mother's boyfriend gave him $40 so that he could buy his DS back from the store. Though the teen wanted to press charges, his mother convinced him not to.
3:22 p.m. — 300 block of S. Ridgewood Ave.
Information. Two senior citizens engaged in a physical altercation at a local assisted living facility, police reported.
The reporting party of the incident told police one of the women hit the other in the face. The women, ages 91 and 79, both suffer from Alzheimers and other health issues. Neither had any visible signs of injury.
Police did not report why the women fought.
