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Crime Report: Local Businesses Targeted in Electric Bill Scam
Plus, several vehicles throughout the City were broken into this week.
Around 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, the owner of Victoria's Cakery in Old Town reported that an unknown person had called, claiming to be from the power company, to say that the business' electric bill had not been paid.
The person on the phone said that, unless a money card was purchased immediately and the number given over the phone, the business' power would be shut off within the next 30 minutes.
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The owner complied with the suspect's demand, but after a subsequent search of the business' financial records, the owner discovered that, in fact, the bill had been paid.
Fairfax City Police said, an investigation has revealed that several other businesses have received the same fraudulent phone call.
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The following additional incidents were reported by the Fairfax City Police Department between May 24 to 28. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
May 24 - Vandalism: At 7:53 a.m., an employee of the Fairfax Toyota at 10441 Fairfax Blvd. reported that someone had poked a small pinhole into all four of the tires on his/her vehicle.
May 27 - Larceny: Around 4:27 p.m., a resident of the 3900 block of Wilcoxson Drive found items and other belongings strewn along a path. It was determined that a neighbor's vehicle had been broken into sometime since 4 p.m. the day before. Nothing was determined to be stolen. Later, it was discovered that another neighbor's car had also been broken into and items from the glovebox were discarded on the floor, but nothing stolen.
May 27 - Larceny: Around 3:21 p.m., a resident of the 3900 block of Bradwater Street reported that his/her vehicle had been broken into and a pocketknife, multi-purpose tool and MP3 player had been stolen.
May 27 - Larceny: Around 11:14 a.m., a resident of the 9900 block of Colony Road reported that several items of jewelry had been stolen from his/her bedroom.
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