The Pierre Police Department has received information a person, or persons, has been calling residents claiming to be a member of the department working a confidential case.
Captain Bryan Walz says the caller has been providing the name and contact information of an actual employee of the police department. He says the caller ID shows an unknown number, and the person calling speaks with a foreign accent.
Walz says what these phone calls are trying to elicit is currently unknown. He says people who receive these calls should not provide any information to the person calling.
Anyone questioning the legitimacy of a phone call from the Pierre Police Department may call 605-773-7410 to verify its authenticity.
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