POLICE IN CAMBRIA COUNTY ARE INVESTIGATING A GRAND SWINDLE.
STATE POLICE IN EBENSBURG ARE INVESTIGATING A THEFT LAST WEEK FROM AN 89 YEAR OLD WOMAN. THE REPORT SUGGESTS THAT A FEMALE CALLER PHONED THE ELDERLY WOMAN, CLAIMING TO BE HER GRANDDAUGHTER, AND TOLD HER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND NEEDED MONEY FOR BAIL. THE VICTIM AGREED TO GIVE THE CALLER THE MONEY, AND A SUSPECT SHOWED UP 2 DIFFERENT TIMES LATER IN THE DAY ON FEB 2nd, AND COLLECTED $23,000 CASH. THE SUSPECT IS A HISPANIC MALE, 30 YEARS OLD, WITH LONG BROWN HAIR AND WAS WEARING A SURGICAL MASK AND KNIT HAT. CALL EBENSBURG STATE POLICE AT 814 472-6500 WITH INFORMATION.
