Total calls for service

Belleville Police responded to 118 calls for service over a 24-hour period from 5 a.m. on October 28 to 5 a.m. on October 29.

Scammers target contractors

Belleville Police Service is warning members of the community about a scam that has recently targeted local contractors. In these incidents, victims receive an email from someone claiming to be hospitalized and in need of contracting work to be completed while they are in the hospital. The scammer poses as a customer and asks the contractor to meet with a moving company to gain access to the property. The scammer offers to pay by credit card but requests the contractor to charge extra on the card and forward a portion of the funds to the movers, claiming the movers cannot accept credit card payments. Once proces

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