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Woodbury honors Uber driver who stopped a scam and accepts donated canine vests for K-9 unit
Summary
The City of Woodbury recognized George Frambo with a Public Safety Community Member Merit Award for preventing an $20,000 scam on Dec. 23, 2024, and city officials accepted two ballistic canine vests donated by the Woodbury Police Canine Fund; vests cost about $3,500 each and weigh roughly 1.5 pounds.
The City Council presented the Woodbury Public Safety Community Member Merit Award on April 16 to George Frambo, an Uber driver who intervened on Dec. 23, 2024 to prevent an 84-year-old resident from being scammed out of $20,000, and city officials accepted two protective canine vests donated by the Woodbury Police Canine Fund.
Public-safety recognition: Jason Pozel, Woodbury Director of Public Safety, described Frambo’s actions: he picked up an 84-year-old woman who was being instructed by a caller to withdraw cash; Frambo returned the woman to…
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