Police Blotter
Local police respond every day to heated and unusual situations. The following is one item pulled from the daily police blotter. SANDUSKY POLICE FRIDAY, JAN. 13 12:22 p.m. - 1300 block Polk St., 91-year-old man said an unknown person called him claiming to be his grandson and asking for $300 to pay for a speeding ticket. When the man asked the caller to provide his brother's name to verify his identity, the caller hung up. For the full daily police blotter from agencies across the area, pick up the Register or check out the e-paper.

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Comments

Sue Meredith
Sun, 01/15/2012 - 11:03am

Smart man.

ladydye_5
Sun, 01/15/2012 - 3:53pm

In my honest opinion, the people that target and scam the elderly are complete worthless scum.  How bad did your life end up that you want to scam a 91 year old man?  At least scam some dealers or thugs, leave the innocent elderly alone. 

FruGalSpender
Sun, 01/15/2012 - 6:09pm

smart 91 year old man. http://www.scambusters.org/grandparents.html i wish one of these scammers would call me so I can play a scam back to them.

wiredmama222
Mon, 01/16/2012 - 1:13pm

Good, then he didn't have to give him the $300.  Smart man.