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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Police: Beware Of Possible Scams

An elderly woman was going to send a large amount of money to a location in Jamaica via Western Union. Police were alerted when the store employee helping the woman suspected it might be a scam. In another incident,  a victim said she had answered a job posting on Craiglist.com for a housekeeper. She had to send money to receive keys to the house where she was supposed to start her job.

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Oswego Police Apprehend Fugitive

Mark J. Hewitt

UPDATE: Hewitt was taken into custody this morning.

On March 21 three people allegedly broke into a west-side residence, assaulted a victim with a blunt object, and robbed the victim of various items. Police made one arrest the day the incident was reported and have been conducting an investigation to determine who else was involved. Police have identified one of the other persons as 39-year-old Mark J. Hewitt.

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Second Warders Express Frustration

Dozens of Second Ward residents share their opinions with  representatives of the police department as well as their alderman at a  neighborhood meeting.

People living in Oswego’s Second Ward are fed up with the noise, vandalism, foul language and overall bad behavior of some of the youth in the area. Residents held a meeting with their alderman and representatives of the police department to let their feelings be known. Another meeting will be held to address the issues and what can be done to solve the problems.

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