The Carmel Police Department (CPD) has been made aware of scam phone calls being made by people claiming to be a Carmel police officer.
The calls appear to come from CPD’s administrative telephone number, (317) 571-2500, and the callers identify themselves as Sergeant John McAllister. The callers will claim there is an urgent matter and ask for personal identifying information. If the requested information is not provided, the callers may threaten to send an officer to your home. Scammers will also typically request some type of payment.
CPD will not request any payment via telephone. If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be an officer that requests your personal information and you were not expecting a call from an officer, do not give out your information.
Ask the caller for their name and call the CPD non-emergency dispatch number at (317) 571-2580 to verify if an actual officer was trying to contact you. The dispatch center can then transfer you directly to the officer.