SBFD Phone Scam Alert

On January 27, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Officers were dispatched to a residence on the east side of Sturgeon Bay for a suspicious phone call. Upon arrival Officers found that a male (414-431-9095) had called the complainant stating he was calling on behalf of the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department and the Door County Fire Department. The male asked for a donation to the departments, which the complainant told the man she wouldn't be donating as she believed it was a scam.  A short time later the complainant hung up on the man.

At this time the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department is not asking for donations nor do they contact people by phone for donations. Contact police if you have any questions reference suspicious calls, mail, or any other incidents at 920-746-2450.

2 Arrested In Thefts From Vehicles

On December 2, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Officers acting on information from the Green Bay Police Department served a search warrant on a residence on the east side of Sturgeon Bay. During the execution of the search warrant Officers recovered stolen firearms, drug paraphernalia, and numerous pieces of stolen property from the residence.  The stolen property was related to numerous thefts in the City of Sturgeon Bay and in Door County.  As a result of the search warrant and subsequent investigations a 24 year old Sturgeon Bay woman and a 21 year old Sturgeon Bay man were arrested on numerous felonies.

Increased Thefts

 

There are numerous theft reports of game systems and accessories recently.  If you have any information of anyone selling game systems or any unusual activity with game systems, please contact the Sturgeon Bay Police Department at 920-746-2450. 

For your safety, remember to lock your doors.  The thefts are taking place during the day and at night.