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SFPD helps make arrest in Redwood City ‘AppleCare’ elderly fraud scam
Summary by The San Francisco Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Tor Smith , as published by KRON4 (KRON-TV)
· August 22, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points The Redwood City Police Department reported the incident and the cooperation between the two departments. The San Francisco Police Department assisted in the arrest.
A fraud scheme targeting an elderly person has led to an arrest. The suspect, a man from Fresno, allegedly posed as an AppleCare representative. He sent messages to the victim's iPhone claiming that suspicious activity had been detected on her phone.
The San Francisco Police Department assisted in the arrest. The Redwood City Police Department reported the incident and the cooperation between the two departments.
Further details about the case are available from the source, including the events that led to the arrest and the exact nature of the fraud scheme.
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Category: safety ·
Published: August 22, 2026 ·
Source: KRON4 (KRON-TV) ·
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