{"id":58296,"date":"2026-10-01T02:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=58296"},"modified":"2026-10-01T00:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:08:22","slug":"elizabethtown-police-warn-about-scammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2026\/10\/01\/elizabethtown-police-warn-about-scammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown Police Warn About Scammer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/24\/bbb-warns-of-charity-scams\/scam-alert\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scam-alert.jpg?fit=256%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"256,197\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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for help verifying the caller.<br \/>\nSource: EPD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown police are warning residents about a scammer who posed as an employee of the U.S. Department of 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