New Braunfels police have issued a scam warning after two victims lost money in phony telephone solicitations.
David Ferguson, city communications coordinator, said one person was victimized in late November and another a few weeks ago â both lost money after believing a person claiming to represent a local area law enforcement agency.
âSpecifically, the caller claims the victim missed jury duty or is guilty of some other crime and that they will be detained or face arrest unless they pay their fines immediately,â he said.
âThe victim is then instructed to purchase hundreds (if not thousands of dollars) worth of gift cards or prepaid credit cards from a nearby store. The victim is then instructed to give the caller the information from the back of the cards as a form of âpaymentâ to avoid arrest or further legal action.â
Car club chaos wreaks havoc in New Braunfels over the weekend
New Braunfels Police said two men were arrested after a car club from San Antonio blocked streets and spun donuts in roadways. Author: Vanessa Croix Updated: 6:28 PM CST February 8, 2021
Dangerous automotive stunts were captured on camera over the weekend in New Braunfels.
A crowd of at least a hundred people blocked off roadways while bystanders formed a barricade holding up traffic, as cars, waving flags, spun donuts in the streets.
This happened at multiple intersections after midnight Sunday morning when police said they received at least a hundred 911 calls.
New Braunfels police warn of active fraud scam
Police say callers demanded the victims purchase gift cards as payment to avoid jail time
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NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – The New Braunfels Police Department says they are investigating two cases of fraud in the area where victims say they received phone calls from scammers claiming to be law enforcement officials.
According to police, the scammers were able to convince the New Braunfels victims to give them money.
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The New Braunfels Police Department has investigated two recent cases of fraud where the victims.Posted by New Braunfels Police Department on Thursday, February 4, 2021
Without a trace.
For now, itâs an apt description of the disappearance of 18-month-old Joshua Jayvaughn Davis Jr., who vanished from a southeast New Braunfels residence on the night of Feb. 4, 2011. His case enters a second decade on Thursday, and family members and New Braunfels police are pointing fingers at each other over the investigation.
David Ferguson, city communications coordinator, said this week that while the New Braunfels Police Department hadnât named a specific person, it believes someone among the dozen or so people in the home that night should be âconsidered a person of interestâ but arenât talking.
10 years later, police still searching for missing New Braunfels toddler
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New Braunfels police are still searching for Joshua Davis Jr. who went missing from his home when he was 18-months old on Feb. 4, 2011New Braunfels Police DepartmentShow MoreShow Less
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New Braunfels police are still searching for Joshua Davis Jr. who went missing from his home when he was 18-months old. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have created an age progression for what Davis would look like today.National Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenShow MoreShow Less
The New Braunfels Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward in hopes of finding a boy who went missing almost 10 years ago at the age of 18 months.