The Junction City Police Department has announced that they have received a few calls from concerned citizens about scammers claiming to be with the JCPD and utilizing the police department’s telephone number.

The scammers have told people that they are suspects of identity theft and that they are required to pay a certain amount of money in cards from Walmart. They are claiming that there will be officers outside the victim’s house in ten minutes to arrest them.

This is a scame and if you need to contact the Junction City Police Department to verify, call 785-762-5912.