Big Bear, CA, October 22, 2015 - Seniors are being specifically targeted in a 'Postage Due' scam to obtain bank account and credit card information. Scam artists are delivering official looking notices to mailboxes stating that a package is being held pending payment of the postage due. The fraudulent notice provides a telephone number that belongs to the scam … [Read more...] about ‘Postage Due’ SCAM ALERT
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Sheriffs Ask For Help in Locating Fugitive
Big Bear, CA, October 8, 2015 - The Big Bear Sheriff’s Station is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jamey Tyler Passmore. Passmore is a probationer and is wanted on a $501,000 warrant for violation of probation terms stemming from a felony conviction of assault with a deadly weapon. Passmore is a 23-year-old white male adult, 6’1” tall, 170 lbs., with brown hair, … [Read more...] about Sheriffs Ask For Help in Locating Fugitive
Coffee With A Cop
Big Bear Lake, CA September 28, 2015 - The Big Bear Sheriffs Station will host Coffee With A Cop Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at Starbucks in the Interlaken Shopping Center. Stop by between 7:30 a.m and 8:30 a.m to enjoy a cup of coffee and some pleasant conversation with representatives from the Big Bear Sheriff Station. This will be a great time to ask questions, voice … [Read more...] about Coffee With A Cop
Post Office Break-In, Thieves Caught
Big Bear Lake, CA 9/8/15 - On Sunday, 09/06/15, at 6:10 a.m., a citizen called the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station to report that multiple mailboxes were open at the Big Bear City Post Office and mail was scattered on the ground. Deputies responded and found 21 post office boxes, along with four package lockers, that had been forced open. The Post Master was notified and a … [Read more...] about Post Office Break-In, Thieves Caught
IRS Phone Scam
Big Bear, CA, September 4, 2015 - Yesterday, the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station received a report from a local resident who conveyed they had been contacted via telephone by a subject claiming to be a representative from the IRS. They were able to provide personally identifying information about the resident to initially make them believe the call was legitimate. The representative … [Read more...] about IRS Phone Scam