Rockwall County District Attorney warns residents to beware of plumbing scams

Rockwall County District Attorney warns residents to beware of plumbing scams

ROCKWALL, TX – February 18, 2021 – While frozen water pipes are bursting all over the area, Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper is warning Rockwall County residents to beware of plumbing scam artists who will take your money up front and do little to no work. “We have seen this type of reprehensible behavior […]

Rockwall Police Department warns of gift card scam

Rockwall Police Department warns of gift card scam

ROCKWALL, TX – June 8, 2020 – The Rockwall Police Department warns that some residents are receiving phone calls from a man claiming to be an officer with the Rockwall Police Department. The caller states that the victim has outstanding federal warrants, but that those warrants can be resolved by purchasing gift cards of a […]

Inspector General announces National ‘Slam the Scam’ Day

Inspector General announces National ‘Slam the Scam’ Day

The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Gail S. Ennis, is designating Thursday, March 5, 2020 as National “Slam the Scam” Day, to raise public awareness of government imposter telephone scams across the United States. These pervasive scams—in which callers pretend to be government employees to mislead victims into providing personal information or making […]

Genetic Testing Scam Targets Seniors, Stay Safe Program Set for Oct. 9

FREE Stay Safe & Pass It On educational program set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 9 in the Rockwall County Library Community Room Hosted by Rockwall County Library,  Texas Senior Medical Patrol & Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 24, 2019) Across the nation – including in the state of Texas – genetic testing […]

Police Warn Rockwall County Residents of Jury Duty Phone Scam

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 29, 2019) Rockwall County residents should be aware that an unknown male subject is attempting to con people out of money with a fraudulent scam. This subject is calling people stating that he is “Sgt. (or Detective) Shane Cannon with the Rockwall County District Attorney’s Office”. He then tells his potential victims […]

City of Rockwall works to protect storm victims from potential scam artists

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 4, 2017) Homeowners are still working to recover from the storms that devastated their homes last week in North Rockwall—and the City of Rockwall is providing tips to protect residents from becoming victims of potential scam artists. Before the storm had subsided or the debris was even cleared away last Wednesday, […]