Traveling scam artists

[tjjeepjeep]

Saw this on cincinnati.com, thought I'd share.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/eyeonthe...olice-warning/

3:23 pm, Apr 25, 2011 | Written by lwakeland
The Irish Travelers will likely end up in Cincinnati, according to an alert from the Mariemont Police Department.

Area law enforcement agencies received information that the Irish Travelers will arrive in two to three weeks, the alert said. The group has several scams that target residents and senior citizens, the alert said.

These include:

• Black Top Scam – The black top scam consists of taking advantage of consumers by doing cosmetic work and over charging.
• Tree Cutting Scam – The tree cutting scam consists of asking the resident to show them where the property line is located. They will distract the victim long enough for another group of travelers to enter the home and steal valuables.
• Water/Gas/Electric Meter Reader – They act like meter readers and gain access to the house. They will also distract the victim so another group can enter and steal valuables.

The group will arrive in 25-30 vehicles and will possibly stay in Mason, the alert said. Members are generally 14 years or older and the Irish Travelers intend to operate throughout the Greater Cincinnati region, the alert said.

Citizens should call 911 or their local police department to report suspicious activity, the alert said.

[jwend]

Damned Irish Gypsys.......

On a side not how do you predict this??

[tjjeepjeep]

Originally Posted by jwend

Damned Irish Gypsys.......

On a side not how do you predict this??

fortune tellers? crystal ball?

[carwash]

I read about it in The Irish Traveling Thieves newsletter this month.

[yellowjacket]

Well, when 25 cars full of irish 14 year olds arrive in mason , i would hope someone would consider that suspicios and report it... Seems pretty obvious

[carwash]

Just look for the Irish license plates...

[blazerbrad]

The blacktop, driveway paving, scam is pretty common. My dad has been in that business for over 30 years and gets calls yearly from people asking him to come look at shoddy jobs and see what can be done to fix them.

[yellowjacket]

Maybe they are leprechans, pretending to be 14 year olds. :)

If they dressed up like cub scouts, woudent that be like giving carwash a non alcoholic beer?..sorry mike... Ill swing by shop later:p

[93 Krawler]

Maybe they are after the local supply of Lucky Charms.

[tjjeepjeep]

Originally Posted by 93 Krawler

Maybe they are after the local supply of Lucky Charms.

maybe they're distracted now
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/cus...36342055.story

Posted 4/27/2011 9:06 AM ET

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a crash on the Ohio Turnpike spilled hundreds of boxes of breakfast cereal.
The accident in the Toledo area shut down the toll highway's eastbound traffic for nearly three hours early Wednesday. Bulldozers cleared away the mess.

State troopers tell WTVG-TV the driver of the tractor-trailer hauling the cereal may have fallen asleep at the wheel before his truck hit a guardrail around 2 a.m. and wound up on its side across both eastbound lanes. A tow truck then slammed into the semi.

The semi driver was taken to a Toledo hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. The tow truck operator declined treatment for cuts and bruises.

An Ohio highway patrol dispatcher told The Associated Press she didn't know the type of cereal involved.