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Cochise County sheriff urges vigilance after new "turquoise" alert and spike in scam attempts
Summary
Sheriff Mark J. Daniels described a recent turquoise alert that led to a safe recovery and warned residents about sophisticated impersonation and payment scams, including one that involved $53,000 in mailed cash later intercepted by postal authorities.
Sheriff Mark J. Daniels told listeners on KWCD’s First Watch that a newly used “turquoise alert” helped law enforcement find a noncustodial mother and her child and return the child to a custodial family. “They were able to find both the mother and the daughter and safely and return her to her custodial family,” Daniels said. Daniels said the turquoise alert — a recent addition to the state’s public-alert tools and linked in his remarks to protection of Indigenous children —…
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