A number of area police agencies are taking "scam" reports where male caller tries to get elderly person to "bond" someone out of jail, Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief informed The Icon.
"This area is again being targeted by callers claiming to be trying to secure money to bond family members out of jail. This scam primarily targeting elderly people who may have a hard time hearing over the phone," he said.
Bluffton EMS responded to 532 total calls for 2012, according to the year end statistics provided by Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS Chief. In fact, there were more calls in 2012 than in any of the previous six years.
There were 43 more calls in 2012 than in 2011, with the fewest calls (31) coming in July and the most calls (52) happening in June.
The vast majority of the calls, nearly 400 in fact, were medical. Next were fire calls followed by calls related to motor vehicle accidents.
Police responded to a car deer traffic crash at the intersection of SR 103 and SR 235.
A Jackson St. Resident reported that her 19 year old daughter was missing. After looking into the matter officers were able to speak with the daughter on the telephone and found her to be ok.
