NPPD
The North Plate Police Department has received multiple calls from residents regarding a scam circulating in the area, according to a news release.
Residfents reported receiving phone calls from an unknown subject identifying themselves as Chief Steve Reeves or his designee, with the North Platte Police Department. Scammers advise residents they recently missed a court date and a warrant had been issued for their arrest. The scammers try and convince the citizen that the arrest warrant can be cancelled, if they pay thousands of dollars, which they request to be wired to a specific location. The scammers have been using different phone numbers to make these calls, but on at least one occasion, the department’s non-emergency phone number, 308-535-6789, was used.
These calls are not legitimate and the police department would never solicit money over the phone to pay a fine or cancel a warrant.