FRANKLIN, Ind. — Johnson County detectives have received two reports of people impersonating police over the phone.
In one case, the caller told an elderly man he had missed a court date and was required to pay $900 or be arrested. The man got the prepaid debit cards but became suspicious before he gave the caller the numbers. The victim told police that background noise during the call sounded authentic.
The second incident involved a caller who identified himself as a Captain with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department. The caller told the woman she had missed jury duty and she needed to come to Franklin immediately so police could track her phone. The woman told the caller no and called police.
Johnson County Sheriff Doug Cox reminds the public that police will never call about missed jury duty or a court date. That type of notification would be received by mail.