Dec. 21
DEA fraud: At 3 p.m. in the 7000 block of 180th Avenue Northeast, a fraudster posing as a Drug Enforcement Administration agent coerced a women into revealing personal information. The victim received a call from the suspect who said the victim was being investigated for drug trafficking and that a warrant was issued for her arrest. Suspect demanded she confirm her date of birth, her Social Security number and banking information. After the victim realized she was being scammed, she reported the call to police, who told her to freeze her credit to prevent fraudulent accounts being opened in her name. Suspect is not known.
Dec. 23
Video-game fix: At 1:39 p.m. at 17700 Northeast 76th Street, a 29-year-old woman was suspected to be shoplifting after an employee witnessed her leave the store with a cart full of video games and a stand mixer without paying for the products. The woman was arrested.