Gimmie All Your Furniture
Strongsville, OH
Someone claiming to be from a charity is harassing residents here, saying trucks will be coming to take all their furniture.
A resident on Woodside Crossing got a call Sept. 10 from someone claiming to be from Purple Heart Veterans. The woman’s daughter called police to say her mother was very upset by the alleged representative, who said the charity would be coming to take all her furniture.
Police called the charity and left a message saying the woman did not request a pick-up.
But the same thing happened again Sunday to a woman on Lymans Lane. This time, a resident received multiple calls from someone claiming to be from Purple Heart, saying they would be coming at 7:30 a.m. to pick up her furniture.
The woman told the caller when they came, she’d have a police officer there with her. An investigation is continuing.
Found in the Sun Star
September 25th, 2007 at 12:19 am
Never heard of that Organization! What kind of person comes up with these schemes? Ridiculous!
September 25th, 2007 at 5:23 am
Purple Heart is an old and well-respected charity (at least here in the Great Lakes area), who call to solicit donations of salable used clothing, furniture, etc. If I got this call, I would tell them to come on by… I wouldn’t warn them about the cop I’d have there with me…
September 25th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Forget the cop.
C’mon in boys. How do you like my .357?
September 25th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Get a life, already!!