THOMASTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION LOOKING INTO A THEFT BY DECEPTION INVOLVING AN UPSON BUSINESSMAN--AFTER AN UNKNOWN SCAMMER WITHDREW $14,100 FROM HIS BANK ACCOUNT IN TWO TRANSACTIONS. THE VICTIM RECEIVED A TEXT MESSAGE FROM WHAT HE THOUGH WAS COLONY BANK ALERTING HIM OF AN ONLINE CHARGE OF $792 AND PROVIDING A LINK TO FOLLOW IF HE WANTED TO DISPUTE THE CHARGE. ACCORDING TO THE PD THE LINK WAS ACTUALLY A LINK TO A SCREEN CONNECT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDED AN UNKNOWN SCAMMER WITH ACCESS TO THE VICTIM'S CELL PHONE--AND THE UNKNOWN SCAMMER DID HIS DIRTY WORK.
TPD GOT A CALL DEC. 23RD ABOUT THEFT OF SERVICES FROM CITY OF THOMASTON AT 311 DELUXE CIRCLE AND THE ACCOUNT HOLDER WAS CHARGED. A DISCONNECT NOTICE WAS SENT DEC. 3RD AND DEC. 17TH UTILITY SERVICE WAS STOPPED BECAUSE THE ACCOUNT WAS TWO MONTHS BEHIND. THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER HAD BEEN RESTORED AT 311 DELUXE CIRCLE AND RICHARD SMITH OWED $1099 ON THE ACCOUNT AND NEEDED TO PAY $342 TO GET SERVICES RESTORED. A WARRANT WAS TAKEN OUT ON SMITH FOR THEFT OF SERVICES.
WAL MART DISCOVERED A 16 YEAR OLD BLACK MALE SHOPLIFTING AND DID NOT PROSECUTE BUT CALLED HIS MOTHER AND TOLD HER WHAT HE WAS UP-TO IN THE STORE. THE ITEMS WERE RECOVERED AND THE YOUNG MAN WAS RELEASED.
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