The Dixon Police Department has been made aware of an increasing number of scams in local communities and wanted to pass the information on to our community.
The focus of the trending scam is selling fake gold. Subjects have been setting up in business parking lots and are not legitimate. As of this time, we have not received any reports of this happening in Dixon.
We would like to remind citizens to report any suspicious activity to the Dixon Police Department at (815)288-4411 or to Crimestoppers at 1-888-Caught-U (1-888-228-4488). Callers do not have to leave their names and are eligible for rewards of up to $1,000.00 with information leading to an arrest.
