The Arlington County Police Department has received one report of a citizen receiving a phone call from an individual requesting donations for various public safety causes on behalf of the police department. The Arlington County Police Department is reminding citizens that representatives of the police department have never and will never call to solicit funds.
Citizens should be suspicious of any unsolicited phone calls which request funds or claim that money is owed. For additional information on fundraisers calling on behalf of police and firefighters, visit the Federal Trade Commission website at www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0085-fundraisers-calling-behalf-police-and-firefighters.