Melrose Police Warn Residents of Officer-Impersonation Phone Scam

MELROSE — Melrose police are warning residents about a scammer who has been posing as a local officer in phone calls, according to a report from Melrose Patch. The warning, first flagged Aug. 17, resurfaced in the outlet's Aug. 18 newsletter roundup as its top local item two days running.

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"Melrose Police Warning Residents About Phone Scam - Patch": A caller has been impersonating a Melrose police officer in phone calls to residents, Melrose Patch reports, and the alert was repeated in the outlet's Aug. 18 newsletter roundup a day later (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/melrose/melrose-police-warning-residents-phone-scam).

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