TIP OF THE DAY: Fake survey requests and prize notices are becoming more and more authentic looking. A recent one pretending to be from Lowes offering a coupon, looked exactly like a real Lowes email including working links to the real website. This is known as email spoofing and involves sending email messages using a FAKE SENDER ADDRESS. In the Lowes scam, the domain address was just slightly different than the real one – Lowes’ email domain address is @lowes.com NOT @e.lowes.com. To protect yourself, check the “From” and “reply to” email addresses (to see entire address, click the down arrow or hover over it) – the domain names are usually the same. To learn more visit https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ – /
THEFT FROM GARAGE: A resident in the 600 block of Blossom Ln came home around 11:00 PM. She drove into her garage and entered her house. She then remembered that she had left her purse in the car. She went back into the garage and the garage door was still open. She observed the listed suspect opening the passenger side door of her car, removing her purse, and running off down Dogwood Ln with the purse. The Lincoln Police responded, took a report, and searched the area. The suspect was not found. This incident occurred on Tuesday, 06/20/23. The resident stated that she was very careful while driving home and was sure she was not followed. If that is the case, then the suspect must have been walking in the area and took advantage of the opportunity to enter an open garage and commit the theft.
SUSPECT: Described only as a person (male/female) unknown, (victim did not see the face.) Wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt. Estimated size 5′-8″, Medium build. Last seen on foot running on Dogwood Ln.
PROWLER: On Friday, 06/23/23 around 10:30 PM there was a report of a prowler on the Golf Course behind the homes on Castleberry Ln. The only description of the prowler at this time: A person dressed in black. The police responded and searched the area to no avail.
WHEN LEAVING OR COMING HOME ALWAYS LOOK AROUND for any person/s or vehicles that look out of place and that arouse your suspicions. If you don’t feel the situation merits calling the police or our private security, use your phone camera, to take a picture of the individual or vehicle. With a vehicle, try to get the license plate number. Keep that information and if something does happen in your area, give the information to the police at that time.
NEVER HESITATE TO CALL THE POLICE. Police Emergency call 911, non-emergency # 916-645-4040
We do live in a relatively safe community, however, from time to time there are opportunists/thieves who walk, drive, or bicycle through our villages looking for an easy mark. Always lock your windows and doors when not in use. Never open the door to strangers. Talk to them through the door or a side window. Once you open that door you lose that physical barrier of security.