Funding for this program is provided through a contract with the University of North Florida’ s Institute of Police Technology and Management( IPTM), funded by the Florida Department of Transportation. The Port St. Lucie Police Department will receive funds for overtime hours for officers to conduct operations and for special training on Florida’ s bicycle and pedestrian laws, procedures, and best practices.
To keep the public safe, the Port St. Lucie Police Department offers the following tips when biking, driving or walking:
• Drivers: obey speed limits, never drive impaired, put your phone down, and always watch for pedestrians and bicyclists.
• Bicyclists: obey traffic laws, ride in the direction of traffic and use lights when riding at night.
• Pedestrians: cross within crosswalks or at intersections, obey pedestrian signals and make sure you are visible to drivers when walking at night.
Detective Wegner recovers $ 96,400 for victim in SIM swapping case
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On July 2, Detective Wegner presented the victim of a SIM swapping case with a check for $ 96,400 that he was able to recover from a sum that scammers had stolen.
The case involved a cell phone company authorizing a scammer who called in to swap phones linked to the account( SIM swapping). The victim ' s phone information was swapped from his current phone to the scammer ' s phone.
The scammer was able to obtain personal account information and transfer funds which totaled $ 195,000 in losses. Partial funds were traced to accounts which were identified and frozen with assistance from the bank’ s fraud department.
The victim provided a statement:“ I am grateful to the Port St. Lucie Police Department for all the work they have done on my behalf. I want to thank Detective Wegner for all the progress made on my case and the recovery that was made. His communication with me throughout this matter has been helpful.”
SIM swapping is a type of fraud where scammers trick a mobile carrier into transferring a victim ' s phone number to a new SIM card in the scammer ' s possession. This allows the scammer to intercept calls, texts and even security codes sent via SMS, potentially gaining access to the victim ' s bank accounts, email, social media and other online accounts.
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