It’s becoming as American as apple pie.  We hook up with someone on an Internet site or phone app, and arrange to meet and buy or sell something.  That scenario has turned dangerous.

Sometimes, the other party is not on the up and up.  There have been cases where sellers have taken cash and bolted without providing the promised merchandise.  There are a long list of what can go wrong if the other party is bent in scamming you are just plain stealing.

The Fishers Police Department has come up with a solution to this problem.  The lobby of police headquarters in downtown Fishers is open Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.  You can conduct your transaction in the police lobby during these times.  A news release from the department makes clear that officers will not personally assist in any of these transactions, but one would think handling the transaction in the police headquarters lobby will dissuade any potential fraudsters.

Fishers Police encourage local residents to educate themselves on how to avoid being taken by the criminal element.   You can read the entire news release at this link.