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The police department recently took a report of a female that was frauded out of $1,000. The female had received a message on her computer that it had been hacked and was provided a phone number for Microsoft. The female called the number that was provided and was advised to deposit money into a Bitcoin machine in Coldwater to fix the hack on her computer.
The female then realized this was possibly a scam. Contact was made with her bank and Bitcoin. It does not appear that money is going to be able to be recovered.
If you ever question a transaction, it doesn't hurt to contact your local law enforcement before to get advice.
The Coldwater Police Department was just advised about a scam involving the use of our phone number.
The caller advised that they worked for the Police Department and that we had a warrant for their arrest. They would then attempt to ask for personal information.
This is not how we handle warrants and the best course of action if you would receive a call like this is to hang up immediately.
Thank you Details by Phil.
On May 17, 2021, at around 10:30 pm, an officer attempted to stop a blue Chevy Cobalt after the driver of the Cobalt was witnessed running 2 stop signs and only had 1 headlight. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop and travelled north out of the Village after committing several more traffic violations.
After travelling on county roads, the driver entered the City of Celina for a short while, before continuing back onto county roads and state routes.
The driver eventually lost control of the vehicle around the intersection of Rockford West Rd and Stetler Rd and crashed into a telephone pole. The driver, Anthony TJ Gregory was arrested and transported to Mercer Health for injuries he received from the crash. Gregory was later booked into the Mercer County Jail.
The vehicle was towed from the scene and inventoried. Officers located a large amount of suspected methamphetamine located inside the vehicle.
Assisting was Celina Police Department, Rockford Police Department, Mercer County Sheriff's Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Indiana State Police, Rockford Squad and Chatt Fire Department.
What a nice surprise from our wonderful 1st graders at Coldwater Elementary Schools.
Currently there is a 5k scheduled to take place on November 14th, 2020 beginning at 10 am. The highlighted areas are the streets that will be affected. Please plan accordingly if you use these routes to travel.
There is also a 2nd 5k that is scheduled for November 22nd, 2020 at 10 am that will be using the same route.