By 1ST SGT. CHAD HILL
Public Information Officer

WARSAW — Detectives from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are warning citizens of yet another local telephone scam that appears to have resurfaced from last year.

Officers have recently received various reported incidents of local citizens who have been contacted by individuals via telephone portraying themselves as either from the local police department or sheriff’s department. The suspected caller presumably attempts to deceive the caller by advising they have some type of outstanding court cost/fines. A second variation is the suspects are advising victims they have missed a court date, such as jury duty, and a warrant will be issue for their arrest. The suspects will then provide a fraudulent solution, suggesting that the victim obtain a pre-paid credit card in the amount of the fictitious fine.

In most of the cases, the suspects tend to prey upon citizens by confusing and obscuring the victim with verbal tactics.

Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine advises neither the county court system, nor the sheriff’s department, contact individuals over the telephone regarding such matters. He also urges citizens to be very protective of their personal information. If contacted, detectives are advising the public to instruct the caller that to simply hang-up, or notify your local law enforcement to report the incident.

Individuals can contact the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department at (574) 267-5667.