68th Precinct Police Beat: Perp scams elderly woman out of $1,202
Between Thursday, January 21 and Tuesday, January 26, the 68th Precinct received reports of two burglaries, one robbery and one grand larceny. The 68th Precinct serves Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton.
SCAMMING THE ELDERLY
An 82-year-old woman was tricked out of approximately $1,202, police say. On Tuesday, January 26 at approximately 2:06 p.m., an unknown male perp called the woman at her home near 99th Street and Third Avenue, claiming to be a sergeant from the United States Embassy and telling her that her grandson had been arrested and they needed cash to release him. The perp then instructed the victim to go to Western Union to wire the money to an account.