Mid-Ohio Valley targets crimes against seniors
October 14, 2009
Six law enforcement agencies in the Mid-Ohio Valley are working together to fight scams and other crimes against the elderly.
Officials from the Parkersburg and Vienna police departments, sheriff's offices in Wood and Jackson counties and Washington County in Ohio, and the West Virginia State Police met Tuesday to discuss the problem.
Wood County Sheriff Jeff Sandy said frauds and scams have cost seniors in his county about $200,000 this year.Vienna Police Chief Steven Stephens says awareness and education are the only weapons authorities have to fight such crimes because many victims are embarrassed to report them.
SOURCE: The Daily Mail, W.VA, USA
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