01/11/16 Ofc. Connolly
PORTLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
PEAKS ISLAND
DAILY LOG
Date: January 11
2016 Officer
Connolly
0700 hours: Shift change.
Reported for duty with FF Lt.
Wallace
0730 hours: vehicle maintenance and inspection
0745 hours: patrolled island
0945 hours: met ferry
1030
hours: patrolled island
1100
hours: met ferry
1120
hours: special attention to Welch St. parking lot
1230
hours: met ferry
1300
hours: patrolled island
1430
hours: met ferry
1530
hours: met ferry
1645
hours: met ferry
1650
hours: call on Central Ave. Assist Fire Dept. with a landlord/tenant
dispute.
1700
hours: patrolled island
1750
hours: met ferry
1930
hours: met ferry
2000
hours: patrolled island
2030
hours: met ferry
2110
hours: patrolled island
2130
hours: met ferry
IRS-Impersonation
Telephone Scam
An
aggressive and sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent
immigrants, has been making the rounds throughout the country. Callers claim to
be employees of the IRS, but are not. These con artists can sound convincing
when they call. They use fake names and bogus IRS identification badge numbers.
They may know a lot about their targets, and they usually alter the caller ID to
make it look like the IRS is calling.
Victims
are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a
pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they
are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or
driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.
Or,
victims may be told they have a refund due to try to trick them into sharing
private information.
If
the phone isn't answered, the scammers often leave an “urgent” callback
request.
Note
that the IRS will never: 1) call to demand immediate payment, nor will the
agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill; 2) demand
that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the
amount they say you owe; 3) require you to use a specific payment method for
your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card; 4) ask for credit or debit card
numbers over the phone; or 5) threaten to bring in local police or other
law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.
