Crime & Safety
Elderly Man Scammed by Overseas Con Men: Crime Blotter
The following was supplied by the North Canton Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.
Sticky fingers
A car parked in the 1600 block of Clark Avenue SW was broken into July 22, and a black leather purse was removed from it.
The purse cost just $75, but the damage to the car exceeded $2,000.
Police are investigating.
Cleaned out
A 32-year-old North Canton woman, living in the 400 block of Weber Avenue NE, left her car unlocked on July 23 and paid the price.
A thief reportedly stole her laptop, iPod and Kindle Fire, valued at $1,700, from the car.
Police are investigating.
Conned
A 72-year-old North Canton man last over $1,000 when he was reportedly duped by a pair of con men from India.
According to the July 20 North Canton police report, the scam artists pretended to work for guru.com -- a legitimate freelancer-for-hire web page -- and were able to defraud the man via Western Union.
When he refused to send them more money, they teased the man and dared him to call the police.
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