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NLPD, PO Box 77, North Liberty, IA 52317
 

 

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The North Liberty Police Department currently has ten full-time and one part-time officers. If NLPD officers are ever off duty, public safety protection is provided by the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. The Police Department is housed in the Public Safety Building, located at 25 W. Cherry Street in North Liberty.

All NLPD officers are dispatched through Johnson County. If you need an officer immediately, please contact Johnson County Dispatch at (319) 356-6020. For routine business calls, you may contact the North Liberty Police Department at (319) 626-5724. You may also email the officers at their addresses listed below.

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Police Chief Jim Warkentin jwarkentin@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 1999	Sergeant Diane Venenga dvenenga@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 1999
Officer Chuck Tygart ctygart@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2002	Officer Tim Gavin tgavin@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2001
Officer Adam Olson aolson@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2003	Officer Jess Bernhard jbernhard@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2005
Officer Tyson Landsgard tlandsgard@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2005	Officer Ryan Rockafellow rrockafellow@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2007
Officer Juan Santiago jsantiago@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2007	Officer Creighton Regenwether cregenwether@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2007
Officer Daniel Huggar dhuggar@ci.north-liberty.ia.us Joined the NLPD in 2007

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Credit Card Scam - Beware!
By understanding how the following VISA and MasterCard telephone credit card scam works, you'll be better prepared to protect yourself! If you are a victim of this scam, please contact your credit card company immediately and file a police report.

The scam works like this: Person calling says, "This is (name), and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA (or MasterCard). My Badge number is 12460. Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. This would be on your VISA/MasterCard card, which was issued by (name of bank). Did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for $497.99 from a marketing company based in Arizona?" When you say "No", the caller continues with, "Then we will be issuing a credit to your account. This is a company we have been watching and the charges range from $297 to $497, just under the $500 purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the credit will be sent to (gives you your address), is that correct?" You say "yes". The caller continues - "I will be starting a fraud investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 1-800 number listed on the back of your card and ask for Security. You will need to refer to this Control Number. The caller then gives you a 6-digit number. "Do you need me to read it again?"

Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the scam works: The caller then says, "I need to verify you are in possession of your card". He'll ask you to "turn your card over and look for some numbers". There are 7 numbers; the first 4 are part of your card number, the next 3 are the security numbers that verify you are the possessor of the card. These are the numbers you sometimes use to make Internet purchases to prove you have the card. The caller will ask you to read the 3 numbers to him. After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, he'll say, "That is correct, I just needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you have any other questions?" After you say "No," the caller then thanks you and states, "Don't hesitate to call back if you do", and hangs up. You actually say very little, and he never ask for or tells you the card number. What the scammers want is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card. Don't give it to them. Instead, tell them you'll call VISA or MasterCard directly for verification of their conversation. The real VISA told us that they would never ask for anything on the card, as they already know the information since they issued the card. If you give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you're receiving a credit. However, by the time you get your statement you'll see charges for purchases you didn't make, and by then it's almost too late and/or more difficult to actually file a fraud report.

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