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Two men were robbed at gunpoint after meeting with a man to sell him a diamond ring they’d listed on Craigslist, police say.
The incident took place on Detroit’s west side, on the 16100 block of Hubbell, which is south of West McNichols and east of Greenfield. The victims told police they’d met with a man to him a diamond ring valued at $6,500. Instead, the man pulled a handgun and stole the diamond, their wallets, and their cellphones, walked back to his car and drove off. Read more here.
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The Cocoa Police Department in Cocoa, Fla., has created an Internet Purchase Exchange Zone at police headquarters at 1226 W. King St. The east parking lot of the building is a well-lighted area that is under 24-hour video surveillance. Read more here.  Online purchases from Craigslist, Facebook or other internet classifieds can be risky business. In some cases, people making these transactions fall victim to a crime. That’s why the Cocoa Police Department has created an Internet Purchase Exchange Zone at police headquarters, located at 1226 W. King Street.
The Seattle Police Department offers its precinct lobbies as a safe place to exchange cash or valuables with a stranger.
Read more here. In Chipley, Fla, Washington County Sheriff Kevin Crews hopes to ensure that online transactions are completed safely by implementing "Safe Exchange Zones," designated parking spaces located just off the sheriff's office Third Street entrance.
The parking spaces are under 24-hour video surveillance and have been registered with www.safedeal.zone, a national safe zone location data base. Read more here. |
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