‘Scumbag scam artists’ using Uber drivers to collect stolen money from seniors, sheriff says
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood offers $25,000 reward in case
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said scam artists are using Uber drivers and other couriers to collect thousands of dollars in cash from unsuspecting victims, generally senior citizens, who are told they need to pay a large sum of money to help a loved one get out of trouble.
Chitwood on Thursday released video of a man and an Uber driver at a drop-off site in Orlando after the driver accepted $17,500 from a 78-year-old DeLand woman who was told a family member was either in a crash, arrested or in some kind of legal trouble. Chitwood said oftentimes a second caller will follow up with the victim, posing as an attorney or law enforcement officer.
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DAYTONA BEACH Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said the FAITH organization lies, knowingly spreads misinformation and uses the name of God to intimidate. And for the first time in more than a decade, he won t participate in the organization s annual meeting with elected officials.
Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young also said there are liars among the members of FAITH, a nonprofit organization made up of 30 diverse local houses of worship that pushes community leaders to tackle problems ranging from homelessness to substance abuse treatment in jail. Young won t attend FAITH s annual meeting, either.
For the last couple of years, FAITH has urged the heads of local law enforcement agencies to decrease the number of children and teenagers facing criminal charges and instead divert them into civil citation options that spare them developing a record at a young age.
Waltz explained his votes in an interview with The News-Journal on Thursday.
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed Wednesday 220-212. It eliminates qualified immunity for police officers, establishes a national police misconduct registry and use-of-force data and bans no-knock warrants in drug cases and chokeholds, puts limits on the transfer of equipment from the military to law-enforcement agencies, requires body cams and prohibits officers from engaging in sex acts while on the job.
The bill incentivizes agencies by withholding funding, a practice Waltz said is akin to defunding police. What it does is it creates this series of unfunded mandates, Waltz said. So by putting all of these mandates in place and not providing the funding, you re essentially defunding police.