Crime & Safety
Warning Issued About Fake Cops, Fire Officials In Desert Hot Springs
Police and firefighting agencies in Riverside County never seek door-to-door donations, but impersonators are.
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA — The Desert Hot Springs Police Department Thursday advised residents about unknown people posing as police or fire officials seeking donations.
People in uniform, posing as police and fire department officials, were believed to have been soliciting donations door-to-door in residential neighborhoods, according to police.
"This community advisory is to notify the residents of Desert Hot Springs that no police or fire officials are seeking donations door to door," police wrote in a statement.
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Anyone who is contacted by similar solicitors was asked to call police dispatch at 760-329-2904.
