Troy Man Tells Police He's Being Harassed, Defrauded

The following information was obtained from the Troy Police Department last week. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. 

Suspicious Incidents

Troy Police responded to a strange incident on March 12 involving mail fraud and possible harassment of a resident at Sutton Place. 

Police received a phone call from a man requesting that the department deliver a message regarding a family death to the home of his brother, because the phone number he had was incorrect. An officer dispatched to the home spoke with the homeowner, who said that he doesn't have a brother with the name provided by the caller.

The homeowner also said that he was recently the victim of mail fraud, having been contacted and told that he won a lottery. The homeowner subsequently sent money to several locations outside the US in attempt to claim his prize money. Recently, the homeowner had to change his home phone number due to constant phone calls from the suspect in that case.

Call Troy Police at 248-524-3447 if you have any information about these incidents. For questions about this report, email local editor Tim Rath at tim.rath@patch.com.