PIO Dan Ferrelli,
Please remember that the anonymity the internet offers can be a haven for crooks. Our best advice is if you sell or buy items over the internet, we suggest you meet the other party at the Aurora Police Department— either in our lobby or parking lot— to do the actual transaction. If the other party doesn’t agree to meet there, maybe they’re not who they’re purporting to be.
Unfortunately, a woman was victimized around 5:45 p.m. Friday, July 14, when she found an IPhone for sale on the “Offer Up” app and agreed to meet its “seller” in the 600 block of Old Indian Trail. When the two met, the “seller” displayed the phone but grabbed the woman’s money once she presented it, and ran. He ended up taking the IPhone and money; and getting into green Pontiac sedan which fled the scene. The suspect is described as a black male around 16 to 18 years old, 5’5”, 110 to 120 lbs., with medium length black dreadlocks and a large earring. We are currently following leads in the case. Anyone with information should call Investigations at 630-256-5500, Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000, or submit tips with our My PD app.
