Police Reports are meant to be a sampling. They are not all inclusive.
Macedonia
COUNTERFEITING
Man passes gas attendant alleged funny money 20 – or does he? Police were called Oct. 27, just before 8 a.m. to an East Aurora Road gas station after a clerk reported receiving a counterfeit $20 for a payment.
Police talked to the alleged passer of the bogus bill who said he received the bad cash in a withdrawal from his own bank. After a deposit the day before, the man was given four $20 bills.
When the clerk advised the man of the potentially fake funds, he asked the clerk to check the other three- they were all bad, according to the clerk.
Police confiscated the identified bills and took them to a nearby bank branch.
According to the bank manager and a witness employee, the only thing counterfeit was the gas jockey’s identification. The bills were real.
FRAUD
Internet interloper convinces woman to pass personal information: A woman told police Sept. 28, that an unknown person used a scam to fraudulently obtain her personal identifiers including her social security number and driver’s license information.
According to the woman, she was contacted by a company via Facebook messenger, claiming to be the director of claims for a company, and that she qualified for a money grant. The woman told police that the person advised her that she qualified for certain amounts of money, and she only needed to pay the tax/monies toward it.
The person told her that he needed her personal identifiers to run a check to make sure the monies would be easily transferred.
She sent the man a picture of her Ohio Driver’s License, Social Security Number, and other pertinent information.
The woman told police “that she then became suspicious and realized that she was the victim of a fraud.”
The woman called a credit monitoring service and cancelled her credit cards.
Police discovered the company was real. The site has a disclaimer reference fraudulent activity and steps to take if you are the victim of fraud, according to police.
Due to the name of the man being fictitious and the large amount of fraud stemming from the site, there was no evidence to follow.
Police advised the woman to contact them if any lines of credit or purchases are made using her information.
No further police action needed at this time.
ASSAULT
Smile – you could be on assault camera: A man told police he was allegedly assaulted at an East Aurora Road electronics store Oct. 4, around 11 a.m. over an attempted camera return and store credits exchange.
The alleged victim told police he did not want store credit but wanted his account credited back the amount. He stated he was on the phone with the company that handles the account while he was speaking with the female clerk. He told police there was confusion with the return and the way they wanted to credit him back. The man stated that is when the female manager intervened. The man allegedly stated that she shoved the camera and case at him, and he shoved the purchase back. Words were exchanged.
The man alleged the manager picked up the camera and threw it at him striking him under his right eye and his right temple, causing him to have contusion and a headache. The man asked police to pursue assault charges.
Police were given the security video of the incident which showed both the man and the manager were “co-combatants,” according to police. However, the man was being the most aggressive.
The incident is being reviewed by the Macedonia Prosecutor’s office for possible charges.
CRIMINAL DAMAGING/ ENDANGERING
Mailboxes damaged on Ledge Road: Police responded to a call Oct. 10, shortly before 10 a.m. when a resident in the 700 block of Ledge Road reported his mailbox had been knocked over during the night.
The man told police he had heard a noise around 2:30 a.m. but did not see anything when he looked out his window.
Police also discovered three more boxes were knocked down. Police also noticed tire tracks where a car left the roadway, hit the mailboxes, then returned to the road. A damage total was not listed. No further action was taken.
