Police shooting in NH.. Important Info!

classycouture
classycouture Posts: 888 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
If you have not heard, 5 police officers were shot in Greenland last week, one being the Chief of Police, Michael Maloney. Officer Maloney did not survive, and was only 8 days away from retirement. This has been a heartbreaking time in New Hampshire, and it only gets worse. The following is a warning sent out by a local radio station:

"Warning: There is some organization doing telemarketing claiming to be raising money for "Fallen Officers" and "The NH Chiefs of Police". DO NOT DONATE - this has NOTHING to do with NH POLICE! Police organizations are NOT fundraising via telemarketing - please spread the word!"

Please spread the word to your neighbors, and do not give any money to these "organizations."

People disgust me.

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  • LifeOnMars_
    LifeOnMars_ Posts: 720 Member
    That is disgusting.
  • hiker282
    hiker282 Posts: 983 Member
    General word of wisdom: Never give your bank/credit/debit card info to anybody who calls you on the phone.
  • EvEboEvie
    EvEboEvie Posts: 115 Member
    Absolutely horrible.
  • wk9t
    wk9t Posts: 237 Member
    General word of wisdom: Never give your bank/credit/debit card info to anybody who calls you on the phone.

    Or anyone who asks for it by email!!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    General word of wisdom: Never give your bank/credit/debit card info to anybody who calls you on the phone.
    Thank you. If someone calls with a good cause and you do want to donate, you can go to the charity's web site or call them directly.
  • lisapr123
    lisapr123 Posts: 863 Member
    General word of wisdom: Never give your bank/credit/debit card info to anybody who calls you on the phone.

    ^^Agreed. That sort of scam is just salt in the wound for people who really have been victims of violence. My father was a part-time deputy with our county police. Especially since he has passed away, I feel nothing but disgust for the telemarketers who claim the money goes to local authorities. One time I asked what % actually went to the PD, and it was something like 5%. What a joke!

    My heart aches for the families and those impacted.
  • spynoodle
    spynoodle Posts: 404
    My heart goes out to those families in NH.

    People are kind of disgusting. I am always worried that my mom is going to fall victim to some sort of scam. Oh wait...she kind of already did to some self-publishing company that scammed $6k from her. She put so much faith into them, then nothing materialized. Sigh....
  • AmyLRed
    AmyLRed Posts: 856 Member
    bump
  • dlaplume2
    dlaplume2 Posts: 1,658 Member
    Wow!! I live in NH and didnt' hear about this. I guess I don't watch much news. I do get a lot of phone calls at work asking for donations. I always ask them to send me something in writing and I will look into it. They rarely do. I do handle the local store marketing and fundraising, so this is good to know.

    Thanks for sharing.
  • classycouture
    classycouture Posts: 888 Member
    General word of wisdom: Never give your bank/credit/debit card info to anybody who calls you on the phone.
    Thank you. If someone calls with a good cause and you do want to donate, you can go to the charity's web site or call them directly.

    Exactly! It's best to never trust the "middle man" in these situations.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    But yeah, that's a very sad situation. I really can't imagine what goes through someone's mind to think it's ok to profit from something like that.
  • classycouture
    classycouture Posts: 888 Member
    Honestly, I was thinking the same thing: "How do they sleep at night?"

    Karma's a b*tch... They'll soon find that out.
  • medaglia_06
    medaglia_06 Posts: 282 Member
    That is disgusting.

    Took the words out of my mouth...
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,226 Member
    Oh my gosh, I don't know how some people sleep at night.
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    How sad and upsetting! :explode:
  • kitkatkmt
    kitkatkmt Posts: 178 Member
    Makes me sick.
  • nitepagan
    nitepagan Posts: 205 Member
    I heard about the shooting, thank god I don't live in NH anymore. I am always skeptical about telephone solicitations, I usually tell them to send me info through the mail.
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