Dexter, Missouri - From the Dexter Police Department - SCAM ALERT!!

ATTENTION AREA BUSINESSES:

This morning, a local, franchised business received a telephone call from a male subject who identified himself as a CEO of the corporation.The male caller stated that he had received information from "the bank" that this local store had taken and deposited $2500 in counterfeit bills. The "CEO" then advised management that an "emergency deposit" of $2500 needed to be made on a prepaid credit card and that an associate would be by to pick it up. The "CEO" stated that if management didn't comply, the US Marshals would show up to investigate and / or make arrests.

Needless to say, the business did NOT comply.

A few things to keep in mind:

1. Our local banks are very diligent in watching for and detecting counterfeit money. They call us if they believe they have fake currency; usually before calling the business who made the deposit.

2. The US Marshal Service is not the Federal agency that investigates counterfeit money.

3. When law enforcement agencies are ready to visit you in reference to an investigation, you know it when they arrive; they usually don't give you much advance notice. In other words, don't let a scammer threaten you with us (law enforcement) into doing something.

If you have a doubt as to the validity of a call from person(s) identifying themselves as law enforcement, please call us anytime at (573) 624-5512.

Missouri law enforcement officials issued 1,951 speeding citations as part of a six-state speed enforcement blitz conducted throughout the state from July 21 to July 23. 

"Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine" was an intensified effort to crack down on speeding in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Oklahoma. More than 7,700 speeding tickets were issued in the six states during the three-day enforcement period.

In addition to cracking down on speeding, the effort also resulted in citations for other offenses, such as driving while intoxicated and not wearing seat belts. In Missouri, the results for the "Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine" initiative are as follows:

3,728 Total number of traffic citations issued

316 Total number of seat belt citations issued

1,951 Total number of speed citations issues

2,148 Total number of traffic warnings issued

54 Total DWI arrests and citations

106 Total commercial vehicle citations issued

67 Total commercial vehicle warnings issued

79 Total drug arrests made

213 Felony arrest/other

Law enforcement officials reported 180 crashes in Missouri during the blitz, 33 of which were speed related. In addition, there were seven fatalities on Missouri highways during the three-day speeding crackdown, with one occurring on the routes included in the enforcement effort. Interstates 70, 44, 55, 35 were the primary routes targeted in the initiative because that's where most of the state's speed-related crashes occur.