The Wichita Police Department has received recent reports of a scam where suspects are impersonating police officers. In these cases, the victims correspond with whom they believe to be a female on a dating app, according to a social media report from police. Male suspects pretending to be police officers and the female’s father will then call the victim telling them the woman is underage and that they need to send them money.Please know that the Wichita Police department members will never call anyone requesting money, and these types of calls are scams.If you have any questions about the legitimacy of a call from the WPD, then you can call City Hall at (316) 268-4111, which is answered at all times.Here is a list of other valid WPD numbers:WPD Investigations – (316) 268-4407• Patrol North Police Station – (316) 350-3400• Patrol South Police Station – (316) 350-3440• Patrol West Police Station – (316) 350-3420• Patrol East Police Station – (316) 350-3460WPD will continue to investigate this, and if you have any information about those responsible for this scam, please call WPD Detectives at 316-268-4407.

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