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"*COMMUNITY E-lert*""*®*"

 

 "Be safer together"

                                                                                     

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DATE:        August 13, 2025

 

TO:             E-lert® Recipients                     

FROM:       Jeffrey R. Sass, Chief of Police

SUBJECT:  Community E-lert® -  *Scam Involving Police Departments*

 

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Community E-lert® is a registered trademark of the City of Medina Police Department.   This announcement is provided as a public service to residents of Medina and Hunts Point.  It is our intention to distribute these E-lerts following an occurrence or condition that may have public safety or community well-being implications. 

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*The City of Medina is transitioning to a new alert and notification platform: CivicPlus Mass Notification System.* This change means we will no longer use our current system to send emergency alerts or routine city updates.

To continue receiving important emergency notifications and city communications, *please sign up for the new system* by visiting the Mass Notification System Sign-Up Page [ https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/v5vUC3YmyNtRp55HgfjfQvGYc?domain=portal.civicplus.com ] or simply *text "MedinaWA" to 38276* by *August 30, 2025*.

Don’t miss out—stay informed and connected!

The Medina Police Department was recently notified that multiple individuals were contacted by someone pretending to be a member of several local police agencies, including the Medina Police Department and the King County Sheriff's Office. The person pretending to be law enforcement informed the individuals that they were involved in recent criminal activity in a likely attempt to solicit money or personal information. The phone number the individual calls from and asks for a call back to is (425) 426-0121, the voicemail message to which belongs to "Sergeant Sims of the King County Sheriff's Office." Scammers will utilize one number until it has been exhausted, then change their number to another number with a local area code to appear more legitimate. 

There are several schemes involved with this type of scammer. Usually, the scammer will demand that you purchase prepaid gift cards and provide the caller with the card number with the PIN. In other circumstances, the caller will attempt to obtain your personal and financial information with the hopes of committing fraud and identify theft. 

No police department will ever contact you requesting money. If you are ever unsure about a contact from the Medina Police, immediately contact us directly by calling the numbers listed below this bulletin.

If you receive a similar call or have any doubts about a communication claiming to be from a police agency, *do not provide any personal or financial information.* If you have any questions or concerns after hanging up on the scammer, please feel free to call 911 or the police business line listed below.

 

"Other great ways of staying connected to the Medina Police Department are our X [ https://twitter.com/MedinaPoliceWA ]and Facebook [ https://www.facebook.com/medinawapolice/ ] pages."

 

"If you have any questions or comments regarding this information, please contact the Medina Police Department at (425) 233-6420. You may also reach us via email by contacting Chief Jeff Sass (jsass@medina-wa.gov) or Captain Austin Gidlof (agidlof@medina-wa.gov)."

 

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*Emergency: 911*
*Non-Emergency police matters: (425) 577-5656*

*Medina Police Department*
*501 Evergreen Point Road*
*Medina, WA 98039*
*(425) 233-6420*

*The City of Medina is transitioning to a new alert and notification platform: CivicPlus Mass Notification System.* This change means we will no longer use our current system to send emergency alerts or routine city updates.

To continue receiving important emergency notifications and city communications, *please sign up for the new system* by visiting the Mass Notification System Sign-Up Page [ https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/v5vUC3YmyNtRp55HgfjfQvGYc?domain=portal.civicplus.com ] or simply *text "MedinaWA" to 38276* by *August 30, 2025*.

Don’t miss out—stay informed and connected!

 

 

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