Pocono Mountain Regional Police
ID THEFT PREVENTION
The Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department is trying to reach into the community to create stronger bonds with citizens.
PMRPD has three officers, Dan Smelas, Dave Schmidt and Detective Dan Jones who specialize in community related activities. These officers are available for arranging SWAT Demonstrations, K-9 Demonstrations, fingerprinting children, bicycle safety, stranger danger, GANG awareness, neighborhood watch and crime prevention programs.

Feel free to contact any of these officers by clicking on their name above for an email link. We will also be hosting free training to our citizens on various topics in the near future. Some topics are: safe-guarding yourself against identity theft and how to protect yourself against being a victim of burglary. Visit often for updates on what training we offering to the public.
ID THEFT PREVENTION:
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IDENTITY THEFT

If you believe you are a victim of Identity Theft take the following steps:

1. Place a fraud alert on your credit reports by contacting one of these credit reporting
companies. The company you contact will notify the others:

TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289; www.transunion.com
Equifax: 1-800-525-6285; www.equifax.com
Experian: 1-888-397-3742; www.experian.com

2. Close compromised accounts immediately. Call every company where an account
has been tampered with or opened fraudulently. Review your credit reports for additional
fraudulent accounts. Close them where necessary. Follow up in writing.

3. Report the identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission: www.ftc.gov/idtheft
or 1-877-ID-THEFT. Complete the online complaint form and bring a printed copy of it
when you file a police report.

FTC Online Complaint Form https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

4. File a police report and ask the police to attach your FTC complaint to the police
report. Get a copy of the report for your records.

Visit http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft// for more information about your rights.
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