Scam Alert: Callers Impersonate Long Beach Police Officers

Long Beach CA

15 March, 2021

2:05 PM

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LONG BEACH, CA — Long Beach residents should be on guard against a phone scam in which the callers impersonate Long Beach police officers seeking to collect money to remove supposed criminal charges. An officer accepting money in exchange for removing criminal charges could be considered an illegal bribe. It's not something the department would do, officials said. "The #LBPD will never ask for money to clear charges," the Long Beach Police Department tweeted Saturday. Investigators are working to catch the scammers. Anyone who gets such a call was asked to report it immediately to the LBPD at 562-435-6711. City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.