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• Mar 12

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  A great Polar Plunge weekend! Our community raised an incredible $96,000 for Special Olympics Wisconsin! Our officers enjoyed the event along with members from the Onalaska Police Department, La Crosse County Sheriff's Office, and La Crosse County Crisis Responders. Thank you to everyone who participated, cheered, or donated. Great work, City of La Crosse Park, Rec & Forestry, for organizing this fun event. Most of all, thank you to the athletes who remind us, "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."

• Mar 11

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  City of La Crosse Police Department

  ***Fraud Prevention Awareness Month*** Thank you to the victim for allowing us to share this impactful story. A La Crosse resident reported she had been a victim of fraud. During this incident, the scammer posed as a banking representative and told the victim someone had taken $500 from her account. The scammer convinced the victim to grant him remote access to her computer, where he made it appear to her that her bank account was compromised and that her money needed to be transferred and secured using cryptocurrency. The victim was pressured and told numerous convincing lies about why she had to do this immediately. The scammer also told the victim not to tell anybody about this transaction and to not hang up the phone while she was withdrawing money at her bank. After the victim deposited $9,500 into the cryptocurrency machine, the funds were immediately transferred to the scammer’s cryptocurrency account. The victim quickly reported the incident to LCPD. During this complex investigation, it was learned that this scammer alone had received 281 deposits totaling $1,302,031.96 over the course of 1 year from various victims. At the conclusion of the investigation, Investigator Mancuso seized the La Crosse victim's remaining funds from the scammer's account. This was the first successful cryptocurrency seizure from a cyber scammer in the La Crosse Police Department’s history. Fraud cases, especially cryptocurrency cases, are extremely time sensitive. If you believe you are a victim, please report it immediately.

• Mar 10

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  Our officers love connecting with future LCPD officers at recruiting events. Thank you, UW La Crosse, UW Platteville, UW Eau Claire, University of Northern Iowa, MSU Mankato, Logan High School, and Central High School for giving us the opportunity to connect with students. Check out our website for more information on how to join our team: https://www.cityoflacrosse.org/your-government/departments/police-parking/join-our-team