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Page 2 Centennial Lakes Police Department POLICE DEPARTMENT ADVISORY waste. Everyone has the ?me to ob- ville City Line By Lieutenant Russell Blanck tain independent, as opposed to those Even before “tax season” arrived we 14. Pel?er Lake Drive & Main Street provided by the scammers, phone received numerous complaints about 15. Peterson Trail & Main Street numbers, web addresses and emails calls allegedly made by representa?ves 16. Shad Avenue & Main Street for the IRS and to inquire into their of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) 17. Co?onwood Court & Main Street own tax status. Be especially vigilant seeking money or personal informa?on. 5 Ton to 3 Ton with older rela?ves and those likely to The so-called IRS calls were all fake or be confused by high pressure tac?cs. “scams.” Here is what you need to th 1. 20 Avenue at N. Robin, S. Robin know. The bo?om line is if it doesn’t seem & Cardinal Drive “right,” it likely isn’t. You can report The calls were all unsolicited. They 2. Heritage Street & Centerville Road suspected scams to The Treasury In- were not in response to a prior call (East) spector General for Tax Administra?on made to the IRS by a ci?zen. They all 3. Mound Trail & Main Street (“TIGTA”) by contac?ng 800-366-4484 involved demands for payment of a ﬁc?- 4. Progress (South) & Main Street or h?ps://www.treasury.gov/?gta/ ?ous tax bill and were claimed to be 5. Sorel Street & Centerville Road contact_report_scam.shtml. “urgent” in nature. They demanded the (East & West Sides) vic?m to send cash, usually through a Please feel free to call me at 763-784- prepaid debit card or by wire transfer. Check with the City, they occasionally 2501 should you have any ques?ons or Some of the calls demanded return calls issue overweight permits. concerns. Thank you. or emails. The calls included threats of arrest, prosecu?on, deporta?on or the SEASONAL LOAD LIMIT NOTIFICATION like. DON'T BE A VICTIM ~ Winter load increases have been li?ed The callers modiﬁed or “spoofed” their as of February 29, 2016 at 12:01 a.m. caller ID’s to make it appear as if they The Centennial Lakes Po- and Spring weight restric?ons are in worked for the IRS, and used fake ?tles lice Department would like and badge numbers to appear legi?- eﬀect. to remind residents and mate. They also used the vic?m’s name 2016 ROAD RESTRICTIONS and other personal informa?on to visitors of Centerville to 9 Ton to 7 Ton sound more oﬃcial. Some?mes they lock their vehicle(s) when- used fake IRS addresses, documents and th 1. 20 Avenue & Fairview Street email and physical addresses to appear ever the vehicle is not in st 2. 21 Avenue & Main Street more oﬃcial. th 3. Commerce Drive & 20 Avenue use, this includes while in 4. Gateway Circle & Main Street None of the foregoing is how the IRS your garage. Also, please actually does business. The IRS does not 7 Ton to 5 Ton ensure that your garage call demanding immediate payment doors are closed in the rdth without ﬁrst having sent you a bill in the 1. 73 Street & 20 Avenue mail. The IRS also does not demand 2. Brian Drive & Main Street (North & evening hours or when not payment and not allow you to appeal or South) in use. th ques?on the amount you owe. Nor 3. Center Street & 20 Avenue does the IRS set the terms of payment 4. Center Street & Centerville Road th such as requiring you to use a prepaid 5. Deer Pass Drive & 20 Avenue debit card. The IRS will not demand 6. Dupre Road & Centerville Road your credit or debit card number over 7. Dupre Road & Main Street the phone nor threaten to arrest, prose-8. Heritage Street & Centerville Road (West) cute or deport you for not paying. 9. Hunters Trail & Centerville Road We understand a call from the IRS can 10. Lakeland Circle & Main Street o?en?mes be frightening, and honest (North & South) people feel a compulsion to be compli- 11. Meadow Lane & Centerville Road ant and ?mely. However, especially in 12. Mill Road & Main Street these circumstances, haste makes 13. Old Mill Road at the City of Center-