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U.S. City, Borough, and Township Jurisdictions: Police Precincts

 CITIES, BOROUGHS, AND TOWNSHIPS:

Boroughs and townships frequently fall under county jurisdiction.  If they do not, if the borough or township has its own police force, that agency may or may not have a fraud specialist.  In other words, you may want to file your complaint with a national agency instead.

Cities, on the other hand, are divided into districts called precincts.  Jurisdiction is decided by the address where the crime took place.  Therefore, if you live on the East Side but the crime took place on the West Side, you would file your complaint with the West Side police precinct.  Of course, you can file your complaint at the police station nearest to where you live, but the crime will still be referred to the precinct in which it occurred.

Many city police departments have a fraud division, or "bunco" department.  Depending on the complexity of the fraud and the number of jurisdictions it covers, the fraud division may request assistance from the Justice Department, the FBI, or the Secret Service. 

When to contact the police:

When you have knowledge or evidence of

> A fraud that is being committed locally, meaning that both victim and con artist are located in the same neighborhood or city.

> You need to show that you have filed a report with your local police in order to work with another law enforcement agency.

Some examples of local fraud:

How to contact your local police:

Look in your phone book or call information for the police station that patrols the community in which the crime is being or has been committed and ask for either the Bunco Division or the Detective Division.

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