Roanoke County police issue warning about telephone scam EMMA COLEMAN The Roanoke Times Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Updated Aug 3, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People claiming to be members of the Roanoke County Police Department are scamming area residents, the department reported Monday.kAm!@=:46 D2:5 :? 2 AC6DD C6=62D6 E92E D@>6 C6D:56?ED 92G6 C646:G65 D42> E6=6A9@?6 42==D 7C@> A6@A=6 A@D:?8 2D =2H 6?7@C46>6?E @77:46CD] %96 D42>>6CD E6== C6D:56?ED E96J 92G6 @FEDE2?5:?8 H2CC2?ED]k^AmkAm“%96D6 D42> 42==6CD >2J 36 2D<:?8 7@C A2J>6?E :?7@C>2E:@? @C ECJ:?8 E@ ‘4@?7:C>’ A6CD@?2= :?7@C>2E:@? 2D A2CE @7 E96:C D42>[” A@=:46 D2:5] “%96D6 42==6CD >2J 2=D@ 36 ‘DA@@7:?8’ @77:4:2= #@2?@<6 r@F?EJ E6=6A9@?6 ?F>36CD[ H9:49 >2J D9@H FA @? 42==6C xs]”k^Am kAm%96 56A2CE>6?E D2:5 :E H:== ?@E 42== C6D:56?ED E@ 5:D4FDD @FEDE2?5:?8 H2CC2?ED 2?5 H:== ?6G6C 2D< 7@C >@?6J @C 7:?2?4:2= :?7@C>2E:@? @G6C E96 A9@?6] xE 25G:D65 C6D:56?ED “E@ ?@E D92C6 A2J>6?E[ 7:?2?4:2= @C A6CD@?2= :?7@C>2E:@? @G6C E96 A9@?6 H:E9 2?J@?6” 4=2:>:?8 E@ 36 H:E9 4@F?EJ A@=:46]k^Am People are also reading… Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward Franklin County sheriff's deputies often make immigration arrests for ICE Board approves carp comeback at Smith Mountain Lake to eat invasive hydrilla Manhunt ends with fatal shooting of Henry County suspect Franklin County wants to raise taxes. Here's where the money would go. 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Spanberger signs bills that tighten controls on guns Spanberger signs Virginia minimum wage increase Smith Mountain Lake State Park lecture series wraps up on Sunday Spanberger signs bills on probation, manufactured protein and Confederate license plates Franklin County chicken and bee zoning overhaul draws resident backlash Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Man unlawfully in US arrested in Franklin County for child sex abuse Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C@2?@<6]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^4C:>6\4@FCED^C@2?@<6\G2==6J\A@=:46\H2C?\D42>>6C\:D\A@D:?8\2D\=2H\6?7@C46>6?E\@77:46C^2CE:4=60_c566f`2\4c6c\``65\hdgg\6ff536gebgbd]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmp D:>:=2C D42> @44FCC65 :? |2C49k^2m 2?5 :>A24E65 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?ED :? 3@E9 #@2?@<6 r@F?EJ 2?5 E96 4:EJ @7 #@2?@<6]k^Am Emma Coleman (540) 981-3198emma.coleman@roanoke.com 0 comments Get local news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Roanoke Valley police warn scammer is posing as law enforcement officer "Several citizens in the Roanoke Valley have received phone calls from an individual claiming to be a sergeant" in the Roanoke County Police D… Watch Now: Related Video Unable to play video AP top stories April 10 A1 Minute! April 10, 2026: Week in Virginia A1 Minute! April 10, 2026: Week in Virginia A1 Minute April 9, 2026: Spanberger signs off on $191 million grant for AstraZeneca A1 Minute April 9, 2026: Spanberger signs off on $191 million grant for AstraZeneca Salvation Army Center of Hope to create pathway to stability | 8@4 Salvation Army Center of Hope to create pathway to stability | 8@4
Roanoke Valley police warn scammer is posing as law enforcement officer "Several citizens in the Roanoke Valley have received phone calls from an individual claiming to be a sergeant" in the Roanoke County Police D…
