Local Police have arrested two people who attempted to collect funds for a «false» disabled association after local shopkeepers reported the scam.
According to a police spokesperson: «The scam consisted of purporting to represent a association for disabled people that counted on the municipal authorization to collect money.»
The owners of two shops in Calasparra alerted the police that two people were asking for money, ostensibly for a local charity.
The two suspects rapidly made their escape when they realised they had been rumbled.
Officers took descriptions of the two suspects and quickly set up controls on the exit roads out of Calasparra. A few minutes later two people were arrested as they attempted to leave the area and now face charges for alleged fraud.
The Local Police advise everyone to verify the legitimacy of an organisation, to distrust any pressure, always ask for official documentation and report any suspicion to them. If they are door to door collectors ask for references from their beneficiaries and, in case of suspicion, report them to the police.
The owners of two shops in Calasparra alerted the police that two people were asking for money, ostensibly for a local charity.
The two suspects rapidly made their escape when they realised they had been rumbled.
Officers took descriptions of the two suspects and quickly set up controls on the exit roads out of Calasparra. A few minutes later two people were arrested as they attempted to leave the area and now face charges for alleged fraud.
The Local Police advise everyone to verify the legitimacy of an organisation, to distrust any pressure, always ask for official documentation and report any suspicion to them. If they are door to door collectors ask for references from their beneficiaries and, in case of suspicion, report them to the police.
