Canyon Country(West): Public Safety/Crime Report -Week of May 23, 2016

Week of May 23rd – May 29th

The following crimes were reported last week:

05/27/16

Aggravated Assault- 19300 block of Stillmore Street

One juvenile was detained after he assaulted his mother with a skateboard during an argument.

Grand Theft- Canyon Country

The victim stated she started communicating with a person (suspect) via a dating website. During their various conversations the suspect requested that the victim sent him money so he could fly to the United States from South Africa. Over a year of chatting with the suspect, the victim sent him approximately $50,000.

05/29/16

Vehicle Burglary- 16600 block of Gazeley Street

Person(s) unknown shattered the victim’s rear driver side window and stole her wedding ring, laptop computer, and a pair of earrings.

**PUBLIC SAFETY TIP** Internet Dating Scams

In this age of online dating it is important to understand there are people out there who will and know how to scam you. According to the FBI, this is a very common occurrence. Here are a few tips that I obtained from their website.

Your online “date” may only be interested in your money if he or she:

– Presses you to leave the dating website you met through and to communicate using personal e-mail or instant messaging;

– Professes instant feelings of love;

– Sends you a photograph of himself or herself that looks like something from a glamour magazine;

– Claims to be from the U.S. and is traveling or working overseas;

– Makes plans to visit you but is then unable to do so because of a tragic event; or

– Asks for money for a variety of reasons (travel, medical emergencies, hotel bills, hospitals bills for a child or other relative, visas or other official documents, losses from a financial setback or crime victimization).

One way to steer clear of these criminals all together is to stick to online dating websites with nationally known reputations.

Here is the website this information was found. https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/february/dating-scams_021412

As always, please call me if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Deputy Jonathan Wilson

jrwilson@lasd.org

661-255-1121 EXT. 5159

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

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Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station polices the City of Santa Clarita and the unincorporated communities and a portion of the Angeles National Forest, as well as Bouquet Canyon, Canyon County, Castaic, Gorman, Hasley Canyon, Newhall, Neenach, Sand Canyon, Santa Clarita, Saugus, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Sleepy Valley, Southern Oaks, Stevenson Ranch, Sunset Point, Tesoro del Valle, Valencia, Val Verde, West Hills and West Ranch: http://www.SantaClarita.lasd.org