Thank You to our Community Partners in Crime Prevention

December 8, 2022 | by

This morning we kicked off a crime prevention campaign at Rexall Pharmacy on Malden Road in LaSalle. The campaign is aimed at educating people on gift card scams and how to avoid becoming a victim of one.

  Nine people including police officers holding up a sign for a crime prevention campaignTwo police officers and a civillian being interviewed by the media about a crime prevention campaign

 

For more information on this campaign see the information here: https://www.lasallepolice.ca/gift-card-Officers of the LaSalle Police Service also visited businesses throughout LaSalle where gift cards are sold and requested that they display a sign that advises gift card purchasers to stop and read the sign first. The message is”Stop. Before you buy that gift card read this first. Did you receive a phone call from someone saying that you have to buy gift cards in order to pay a debt and to stay out of trouble with the law? Don’t do it. It’s a scam! Call the police.” There is a QR code on the sign that will bring you to the LaSalle Police Service gift card scam page for further information.

The LaSalle Police Service would like to thank our local retailers and Windsor Essex County Crime Stoppers for their community partnership in crime prevention.

Rexall LaSalle
Freshco LaSalle
Zehrs LaSalle
Ultramar
Shopper’s Drug Mart Malden Road
Countryside Home Hardware
Circle K Malden Road
Circle K Front Road
Circle K Sandwich West Parkway
Dollarama, Malden Road and Windsor Crossing
One Stop Variety
Esso Malden Road
Ok Mart
The Trading Post
Super 6 Convenience
LaSalle Discount Variety
M&N Variety
Petro Canada Front Road
Mobil Gas Front Road

Any business that sells gift cards that didn’t receive a sign and would like to help us in crime prevention are welcome to contact Senior Constable Terry Seguin to obtain one at tseguin@lasallepolice.ca.

For more information on this campaign see the information here: https://www.lasallepolice.ca/gift-card-scams/

This morning, Officers of the LaSalle Police Service visited businesses throughout LaSalle where gift cards are sold and requested that they display a sign that advises gift card purchasers to stop and read the sign first. The message is”Stop. Before you buy that gift card read this first. Did you receive a phone call from someone saying that you have to buy gift cards in order to pay a debt and to stay out of trouble with the law? Don’t do it. It’s a scam! Call the police.” There is a QR code on the sign that will bring you to the LaSalle Police Service gift card scam page for further information.