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Town Manager: Herndon Police Not Soliciting via Telephone
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McGruff - The Crime Dog!
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Date: October 28, 2012 05:20AM
Town Manager: Herndon Police Not Soliciting via Telephone
Fundraising phone calls from the Herndon FOP causing confusion
http://herndon.patch.com/articles/town-manager-herndon-police-not-soliciting-via-telephone
The Town of Herndon released a statement clarifying that the fundraising phone calls for the Herndon Fraternal Order of Police are not coming from the town today.
Town Manager Art Anselene said in a statement Friday afternoon that the fundraising calls are from a group that is separate from the town and the town's police department, though calls may make it seem as if they are from the town.
"The Herndon Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), a non-profit entity that is distinct and separate from the Herndon Police Department, is currently fundraising via telephone solicitation, conducted on its behalf by Community Service Group. Some of the calls allegedly suggest that the Town of Herndon or the Herndon Police Department is conducting this solicitation. Neither the Town of Herndon nor the Herndon Police Department is conducting nor has the power to conduct this solicitation. Funds raised through these efforts do not in any way benefit the Herndon Police Department or the Town of Herndon."
The release said if town residents or businesses receive the calls for solicitations that say they will benefit the town of Herndon or the Herndon Police or are otherwise misrepresented as coming from the town, they can report them to Fairfax County's Consumer Affairs Division at 703-222-8435.
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Fundraising phone calls from the Herndon FOP causing confusion
http://herndon.patch.com/articles/town-manager-herndon-police-not-soliciting-via-telephone
The Town of Herndon released a statement clarifying that the fundraising phone calls for the Herndon Fraternal Order of Police are not coming from the town today.
Town Manager Art Anselene said in a statement Friday afternoon that the fundraising calls are from a group that is separate from the town and the town's police department, though calls may make it seem as if they are from the town.
"The Herndon Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), a non-profit entity that is distinct and separate from the Herndon Police Department, is currently fundraising via telephone solicitation, conducted on its behalf by Community Service Group. Some of the calls allegedly suggest that the Town of Herndon or the Herndon Police Department is conducting this solicitation. Neither the Town of Herndon nor the Herndon Police Department is conducting nor has the power to conduct this solicitation. Funds raised through these efforts do not in any way benefit the Herndon Police Department or the Town of Herndon."
The release said if town residents or businesses receive the calls for solicitations that say they will benefit the town of Herndon or the Herndon Police or are otherwise misrepresented as coming from the town, they can report them to Fairfax County's Consumer Affairs Division at 703-222-8435.
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Re: Town Manager: Herndon Police Not Soliciting via Telephone
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kendraD
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Date: October 28, 2012 05:38AM
I have been called twice....think the guy says his name is Larry. He asks for a donation and says that a Herndon Police officer will come to my house to thank me. Funny that my lie detector went off with this guy....I don't live in the town!!
Re: Town Manager: Herndon Police Not Soliciting via Telephone
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Kat_Tail
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Date: October 28, 2012 09:12AM
I had a call from someone saying they were calling for the Herndon Police. They were asking for donations for the program that the town police have at Christmas time, where they take underprivilaged kids shopping at K-Mart.