March 28, 2024

06.09.17 Phone Scam for Cash Occurred Wednesday in Baytown


2017-34018 – On June 7th at 5:27 p.m., officers were flagged down by a subject in the Kroger parking lot in the 1700 block of N. Alexander. The subject advised that he had received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Puerto Rico. The caller threatened to harm the complainants mother and sister if he did not send him an undisclosed amount of money. Officers checked the mother’s residence and found both the mother and the sister safe. Officers determined the call was a scam by someone attempting to extort money out of the complainant. Officers were unable to obtain a call back number for the caller.