Coppell police are sounding the alarm after a flurry of reports this week about con artists posing as the police chief or other officers and leaning on residents for cash. The department says the calls are flat-out fraudulent, and anyone who gets a call demanding money or personal information should treat it as a major red flag.
What the Coppell police are saying
In a Jan. 31 Facebook post, the Coppell Police Department reported multiple cases this week of callers pretending to be the chief or other officers and trying to strong-arm victims into paying large sums. The post also promotes a free fraud seminar on February 21, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Cozby Library & Community Commons, where representatives from the Criminal Investigations Division…..