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Elderly woman harassed during bitcoin scam at gas stationPeru IL

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May Rd, Peru, IL

According to the dispatch call, an elderly woman at the Mobil gas station on May Road was scammed at a Bitcoin machine and is now being harassed by the suspects. Officers have been requested to respond.

Audio|Heard on: Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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If you can start heading up to the Mobil station on May Road, I have an off-duty dispatcher that's up there with an elderly female who is being scammed at the Bitcoin change machine.
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She's now being harassed by the subjects that were trying to scam her, request you to speak to an officer.

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Location mentioned:
May Rd, Peru, IL

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