Fremont Police Chief Jeff Elliott has a simple message for motorists this spring.
Pay attention.
“Out by the middle school, particularly before and after school, there is a lot of foot traffic and vehicle traffic,” the chief said. “We ask people to pay attention. It was several years ago that we had a young boy who was hit and killed out there. We want to avoid that ever occurring again.”
Elliott said Jack Sutton Drive and other roadways see a lot of activity.
“People can get going pretty fast on Military,” he said. “With all of those kids around, it can be pretty dangerous so we ask people to pay attention to their speed out there.”
Elliott is also warning residents of phone and email scams.
“Those keep popping up,” he said. “It is the same old stuff. People calling that you won the lottery. People telling you that the police are going to arrest you if you don’t send gift cards. People calling and telling you that you owe the IRS money and you have to send a check. Legitimate businesses don’t do business that way.”
The chief stressed that if anyone asks area residents to send money or get money, it is a scam.
“Anyone asking you to send gift cards or even wire transfers, are going to be scams,” he said. “Don’t fall for it. If you don’t (recognize) the number that is calling, don’t even pick up. Unfortunately, that is kind of where we’re at right now.”
Scammers also try to obtain money through the Internet.
“These emails come unsolicited saying they are from Paypal or someplace and they are doing an audit on your account,” Elliott said. “They say to please put in your account number and password. Don’t respond to that. It is probably just a phishing attempt.”
Elliott said the department underwent a bit of house cleaning last week to create more space.
“We got rid of a bunch of paperwork, which was nice but we also had a whole bunch of old police equipment — a lot of it is military surplus stuff — that we can no longer use,” he said.
The chief said the old police equipment, furniture and filing cabinets will be auctioned off in May and June.
“A lot of it is old police radios, police pagers, some old kevlar vests,” he said. “Stuff like that that people may want.”
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