SCAM ALERT - Phone calls from local Sheriff's Office demanding money or the subject will arrested.
The Napa Sheriff's Office would like to alert you that there is a scam that is being perpetrated by unknown individuals in the name of law enforcement agencies in the bay area.
The scammers call citizens and tell them they are from a local Sheriff's office and there is a warrant for the citizen's arrest due to failure to appear for jury duty. They demand that the citizen give them money so that they do not have to arrest them.
Sheriff's Offices in the state of California do not call citizens on the phone to collect money for arrest warrants. The Napa Sheriff's Office would like anyone who has been called by these scammers to report it immediately. Citizens can call the Napa County law enforcement dispatch canter at (707)253-4452 to provide information if they encounter these scammers.
Address/Location
Alert Napa County
1535 Airport Blvd
Napa, CA 94558
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 707-299-1592