21-19699 - Suspicious Activity - King George St
There was a report of Suspicious Activity on June 22nd on King George St. at 9:23am. An unknown subject approached a female on King George Street as she was pushing a child in a stroller. The subject grabbed the handle of the stroller. The female pushed the stroller away and quickly left the area headed towards Market Space where she called police. When officers arrived the subject was no longer in the area. Detectives are investigating this incident.
Traffic Alert
The traffic signal at the intersection of West Street and Calvert/Cathedral Street in downtown Annapolis is temporarily out of service due to an inoperable controller. The light is currently flashing red in all directions. Drivers should use caution and treat the intersection as a four-way stop. Temporary stop signs have been added to all four legs of the intersection.
Scam Alert
Residents have received phone calls, text messages, and emails from someone identifying themselves as a police officer from a police department or an employee with a federal agency. Some residents are receiving notifications from other sources advising that they owe money or their identity has been compromised or you may have a warrant for your arrest. Phone scammers often disguise their identity by using illegal spoofing techniques to send false information to your caller ID display. In most of these cases, residents are advised to purchase gift cards to fix the issue. Once the gift cards are purchased the resident provides the authorization numbers from the cards to the caller. Once the caller has those numbers the funds on the gift cards can be spent without physical possession of the cards. If you receive a phone call like this DO NOT give the caller any personal or account information. If anyone tells you to pay by gift card or by wiring money—for any reason—that’s a sure sign of a scam. Visit this site and find more information about these types of scams and how to report them to the Federal Trade Commission https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/search/site/paying%20scammers
In any situation where you feel that you have been contacted by a scammer or have been scammed please to not hesitate to contact the Annapolis Police Department at 410-268-4141.
Please see the latest information on the Hogan Administration’s COVID 19 Response at : www.governor.maryland.gov/coronavirus
Due to COVID 19, citizen fingerprinting has been cancelled until further notice.
For more information about city services during the COVID-19 restrictions call the Annapolis Call Center at 410-260-2211. For the latest information about COVID-19 in Anne Arundel County visit the Anne Arundel County Department of Health website at www.aahealth.org, email covid19info@aacounty.org, or call the COVID-19 Health Line at 410-222-7256. The Health Line operates Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, Friday, and Saturday from 10am to 4pm