Suspects sought in Woodstock break-in

Woodstock police are asking the public’s help to identify two suspects in a reported Sunday morning break-in.

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Woodstock officers responded to the reported break and enter in the area of ​​Upper Thames Drive and McGill Lane, a neighborhood in the city’s northwest, at roughly 3:25 am on Sunday morning.

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The investigating officers determined that two suspects broke in through the side door of the home and left with an undisclosed amount of property. No occupants were in the home at the time of the break-in, police said.

Anyone with information about the break-in is urged to contact Woodstock police at 519-537-2323 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers of Oxford at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.oxfordcrimestoppers.com.

Tillsonburg resident loses $6K in online scam

Local provincial police are reminding the public to be wary when communicating with people on online forums after an Oxford County resident was defrauded through a cryptocurrency scam.

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The scammer, police said, approached the victim while both were participating on an online video game forum. The scammer then spent time getting to know the victim, building a sense of trust, and then used that information to steal roughly $6,000 in cryptocurrency from the Tillsonburg resident.

Part of the ongoing challenge of preventing online fraud, police noted, is the sheer variety –- and constant variations – of the scams.

Despite the embarrassment some may feel, the Oxford OPP encourages fraud victims to contact local police and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center as soon as possible.

Tips to protect yourself from online fraud are available at www.ontario.ca/page/identify-scam-or-fraud gold antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm.

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