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Article: California Highway Patrol impersonator continues extortion attempts.
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- PR Newswire
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- December 12, 1989
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CHP IMPERSONATOR CONTINUES EXTORTION ATTEMPTS
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A phony California Highway Patrol officer using a variety of names has attempted to extort money from people across the state.
"This man is representing himself as a CHP officer or sergeant," said Commissioner Maury Hannigan. "The impersonator has called people from the Bay Area to Long Beach, telling them that a friend or loved one has been involved in an accident. Then he asks them to wire money to assist the 'accident victim,' Hannigan said.
The impersonator has asked for $150 to $300 from the seven people he has contacted. "Two victims have ...