Latest safety updates near Countryside Estates
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION2+ weeks agoAgencyTxDOT employees wear blue today, Jan. 11 to raise awareness as part of the “On the Road to End Human Trafficking” campaign. If you see something suspicious, call 888-373-7888 or text info to 233733.23Like6
R. D.Countryside Estates·a week agoJust had 2 individuals knock on my front door at 8:20 . They said they were with telecom something or other. Was speaking to them through window and just yelled at them “after dark?,” and they walked away. Who would be doing this after dark. I called non emergency police # and reported. Did they come to anyone else’s door.6Like14
GRAPEVINE POLICE DEPARTMENTa week agoAgencyWe are asking for your help to locate items stolen from the 9-11 Flight Crew Memorial. On Monday, April 8, 2024, Grapevine Police were dispatched to the memorial at 1000 Texan Trail in Grapevine. Officers were told two Memorial stones were missing from their enclosures: the stone from the crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania and the limestone fragment from the impact zone of the Pentagon. Detectives are trying to establish a timeline as to when the stones were last confirmed to be inside the memorial enclosures, while they review any surveillance video in the area. These stones are a vital piece of history that allows us to remember and pay tribute to the flight crew members, and all who were lost on September 11, 2001. The 9-11 Flight Crew Memorial is maintained by the City of Grapevine. Anyone who has information about the stolen Memorial stones is urged to contact Sergeant Oscar Ramirez at: oramirez@grapevinetexas.gov. The photo shown here is of the stones before the theft.32Like6
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION2+ weeks agoAgencyPublic Notice to I-35 Travelers: Restrooms are open 24 hours at the TxDOT Laredo Travel Information Center (TIC) located at mile marker 18 on I-35 north of Laredo in Webb County. https://www.txdot.gov/discover/rest-areas-travel-information-centers/travel-information-centers/laredo.html1Like
GRAPEVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT2+ weeks agoAgencyTAX season is upon us. Don't be a victim. How to Prevent Tax Identity Theft. There is nothing unique about how thieves steal personal information for tax fraud. "Usually it originates with a traditional identity theft scheme," says David Britton, vice president of industry solutions, global identity and fraud at global technology company Experian. That means many of the best practices you should already be employing to keep your data safe will protect you against tax identity theft. These include the following six strategies: Use strong passwords. Watch out for scams. Don't carry your Social Security card or number. Send sensitive information over secure channels. File as early as possible. Only work with reputable tax preparers. Use strong passwords. Strong passwords that combine letters, numbers and characters are now required on many websites. Even if they aren't mandatory, you should use them. Use a different strong password for every one of your financial accounts and opt in to two-factor authentication if offered. This option will require you to verify your login through a secondary method, such as entering a code sent via text. Watch out for scams. Scam emails, texts and calls are often how fraudsters collect sensitive data. "A lot of identity theft starts with things like old-fashioned phishing attacks. In these attacks, criminals may impersonate your bank or a trusted website and send fraud alerts or other notifications. When you respond to them, you may be asked to provide your Social Security number or password. These sorts of requests should be red flags. "If it doesn't feel right, it's probably not right. Sometimes criminals will pretend to be IRS agents, and an unsolicited call from the agency should be another tip off that a scam is afoot. "The IRS doesn't contact you out of the blue. If you get an email from the IRS, it's not from the IRS." The agency uses postal mail for most communications and will never call or email to request financial information. File as early as possible. Scammers usually file returns as soon as tax filing opens, hoping to receive refunds before the real taxpayers report their fraud. However, if you get your return in first, the fraudulent filing can't be processed. "One of the best remedies is to file early. Only work with reputable tax preparers. Tax preparers have been both victims and perpetrators of scams. If you hire someone else to do your taxes, hire someone with good references and experience. You can check whether preparers hold credentials recognized by the IRS. While vetting preparers, ask what security measures they use to protect your data. How to Know if Someone Filed a Return in Your Name If the IRS flags problems with your return, you'll get a letter before any refund is issued. That gives you the opportunity to tag the initial return as fraudulent and then file normally. The IRS has systems to try to identify suspicious returns. If the IRS algorithms don't detect any anomalies and process the fraudulent return, you won't find out about it until you try to file your own return and have it rejected. Of the two options, the second is most common. "By and large, for most people, it's the e-file rejection notice (that notifies taxpayers of a problem). That notification won't provide specific information though. Instead, the notification will indicate there was a problem with the Social Security number. Assuming you haven't transposed any numbers, it's likely that tax identity theft is the reason for the rejection.Be the first to reactLike
GRAPEVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT2+ weeks agoAgencyNews Release Grapevine Police have filed a murder case connected to a fentanyl overdose. 35-year-old Kami Ludwig faces charges for Murder and Possession of a Controlled Substance. On November 20, 2023, Grapevine Police responded to a home in the 4100 block of Mapleridge Drive for a death investigation. The victim, 47-year-old William Shane Nolen, was discovered deceased in his bedroom with signs consistent with an opiod overdose. Detectives additionally located several pills. Kami Ludwig, who initially called 9-1-1 and identified herself as Nolen’s girlfriend, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Detectives with Grapevine Police and the Mid-Cities Drug Task Force began investigating the case. They were able to find evidence that Ludwig purchased fentanyl-laced pills and supplied them to Nolen. Grapevine Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for the murder charge against Kami Ludwig on February 9, 2024. Ludwig turned herself in to Tarrant County on February 12, 2024. A new law went into effect on September 1, 2023, creating a criminal offense of murder for supplying fentanyl that results in death.44Like17
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