submitted by Hoosick Falls Police Chief Robert Ashe
I have received a few complaints concerning phone calls being made to the area residents concerning donations for the Police Department. It is a fund raising company that is calling the area and requesting donations. The Hoosick Falls Police Department is not fundraising and is not involved with any fundraising company.
Any resident receiving any phone call of this nature should not send any money nor give any information to the caller. The resident should advise the caller that he or she does not wish to donate and should end the conversation. They then should call the Hoosick Falls Police Department and report the call.
Too many times, residents, especially older residents, receive this call and feel pressured into providing the caller with personal information. Please do not. End the conversation and then call the Hoosick Falls Police Department.