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Protect yourself, others from common colds

Common colds are the main reason that children miss school and adults miss work. Each year in the United States, there are millions of cases of the common cold. Adults have an average of two or three colds per year, and children have even more.

Police Blotter

Feb. 7, 9:14 a.m.

IRS scams more common this time of year

It’s tax time again and the scammers are busy. (I could have so much fun with that one statement but I’ll just pass it by for today.) Telephone scams and email phishing are the two most common types of tax scams.

Police Blotter

Jan. 31, 6:33 a.m.

City will never seek gift card to pay utility bills

January 19. Suspicious: The caller states the men were outside yelling, and one dropped his pants when asked what the problem was at 5:10 a.m. in the area of Jeri and Elsa lanes.

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Police Blotter

Jan. 24, 7:20 a.m.

Proper numbers reduce unneeded phone calls

I have been asked to provide a short list of contact numbers to help eliminate the unneeded calls to the police department. I have compiled a few for you to cut, clip and post in a prominent location:

Police Blotter

Jan. 17, 3:56 p.m.

Identity theft most common type of fraud

The most often type of fraud reported these days is identity theft. There are some things you can do to reduce your risk, services that provide a service to monitor your credit, and ways to report and recover from this crime.

Police Blotter

Jan. 10, 2:23 a.m.

Fraud comes in many forms

This week I continue my look into some common fraud schemes you may be exposed to.

Police Blotter

Jan. 3, 7:30 a.m.

Be wary: Fraud comes in many forms

This week I will start to look at some common fraud schemes to be on the lookout for. These include:

Police Blotter

Dec. 27, 6:49 a.m.

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