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WE'RE VISITING NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND BROWARD! By state law, we must personally view each property in Broward County at least once every five years. That is why our residential appraisers are busy these days inspecting, measuring and photographing the exteriors of properties throughout Broward. Our appraisers are easy to recognize: all of them wear official shirts and bright orange vests clearly identifying them as BCPA staff, and each carries a BCPA photo identification card and badge. Feel free to ask to see an ID if you have any concerns. Important Note: Our appraisers will NEVER ask to enter your home, and we will NEVER enter locked backyards. If you have questions about these inspections, please contact our office at 954.357.6831. |
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Recent Wilton Manors Crime Statistics Map New Alarm Systems Ordinance from WMPD 04/30/08 Crime Alerts Gypsy Scheme Residents should be aware that a Gypsy scheme is currently taking place in neighboring cities. The suspects have primarily been targeting elderly people. The subjects claim to be investigating a water problem in the area, gain entry into the home and steal from the elderly victims. On 4/17/08, Wilton Manors P.D. along with Sunrise P.D. detectives, arrested a Wilton Manors resident that has been participating in these thefts. The investigation is still continuing. Jury Duty Fraud Alert This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below). It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced. The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If you protest that you never received a summons for jury duty, the scammer asks you for your Social Security numbe r and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and your identity was just stolen. The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma , Illinois , and Colorado . This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system. The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud. Check it out here: http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp
Nov 19: "Help Me Get Credits for College!" Dear Chief Perez: I wanted to give you a heads up about the door-to-door inquiries being made by ‘high school’ students in the NW 20 Street area today. It’s that time of the year where the student asks to help him/her earn points towards college by purchasing something, this time it was magazines. Today’s student was well a dressed male of African-American descent. I told him he’s the 3rd one in the past week and “No Thank You.” The past 2 or 3 times when I called Fort Lauderdale High School they were unaware of any sales going on.
Dear Citizen: Our officers responded quickly to the neighborhoods concerns, and at 7:30 PM on Tuesday found a young man going door to door without a permit. A concerned neighbor who read about this on the web sites called police. Officers Cohen and Sweat issued a $150.00 citation in violation of city ordinance 10-138, soliciting without a permit. I want to thank the concerned citizens for work with the police to address quality of life issues. As I have said all along, “it is a partnership with the community to solve problems”. Thank you, Chief Rick Perez |