Jeffrey Posted January 8, 2018 at 03:52 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 03:52 PM Smells fishy. I'd be dialing 911 if they pulled back up to the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingcreek Posted January 8, 2018 at 04:13 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 04:13 PM Smells very fishy indeed. I would report it asap. If they tried to scam you, how many others do you suppose they hit?Why would they leave the note? instead of just returning later and hope to get you to answer the door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieldGL Posted January 8, 2018 at 04:16 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 04:16 PM Can you post the vid? So the rest of us know what to look out for, if Crook County is up to no good. Or if it's some thugs looking to steal some firearms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted January 8, 2018 at 04:19 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 04:19 PM Have you been to the range lately? Could someone have followed you home from the range to see where you live and got your address? Sounds like a scam to get your guns. This also makes me worry about unwanted visitors coming for your guns. Try googling your address without the city and see if your address shows up in another town in CC. Also try googling your name and see if you show up with another CC address. This is possible. Years ago the CPD issued a warrant for my dad for leaving the seen of a fatal accident. The location was in Englewood, the car was totally wrong and my dad was at work at the time (my dad was a trucker and his logbook showed making a delivery 50 miles away 5 minutes after the accident). Yet the warrant had my dad's name and address on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyk101 Posted January 8, 2018 at 04:21 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 04:21 PM Another thing I have not seen mentioned is to contact the CCSP IAD and file a complaint. If they are possibly impersonating and using the name of an actual officer, I'm sure CCSP would want to know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolebole Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:00 PM Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:00 PM This highly, highly smacks of a scam, from the badly photocopied letter, to the non govt vehicle. But, what really makes me think scam is twofold. OP sys he lives in DuPage County. Assuming his FOID matches that (i.e. he didn't move recently and forget to update), they would have no jurisdiction here, regardless of http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2013/07/cook-county-sheriff-sets-up-team-to-seize-revoked-foid-cards.html. The other is, why no follow up by the CCSPD? OP did you at least do a white pages lookup on the number they wrote in on the bottom?My address was changed 4 yrs ago and its up to date on my FOID and CCL. My follow up with CCSPD did not answer any questions. The phone number on the note is a cell phone that does not ring at all. It goes straight to voicemail that has not been setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolebole Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:08 PM Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:08 PM OP indicated at current location in DuPage 4 years. Did you ever live in Cook County previously? Never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:32 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:32 PM At this point I would get a lawyer, report the incident to local LE + ISP, report the FOID as stolen, and apply for a replacement. Until you have some reason to think the people you dealt with were legit, I'd keep Cook County out of it. But mostly, get a lawyer and follow his advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soylentgreen Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:34 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:34 PM This is truly scary. It sure feels like a scam...but I wouldn't rule out shenanigans by the Cook Sheriff.I'd think if a person's FOID was really required by a LEO agency, they'd have someone lurk at your house until you came home. Whomever it is, I bet they didn't count on you having a surveillance cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:38 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 05:38 PM I feel like I'm posting on a Tribune comment section. Could you please at least give a description of the 3 guys? I can understand you might not want to post the video but for the rest of us, we'd like to know who to watch out for that could be coming to one of our front doors next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim123 Posted January 8, 2018 at 06:00 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 06:00 PM How about posting a still picture or two from the video? This sounds like a very clever/dangerous scam. Don't answer the door for anyone you don't know even if you live in Dupage County, Lake County, "my neighborhood is wonderful because it's not chicago"....etc. because everything has changed. The garbage travels anywhere they want looking for any opportunity...even a police profiling law suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolebole Posted January 8, 2018 at 06:09 PM Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 06:09 PM (edited) Hey guys. Thanks for all the suggestions. At this point I can't post any screenshot or video because ISP needs to do some investigation on this. I will provide all info to them and see what they find out. I will keep you posted whenever I have any news. Edited January 8, 2018 at 06:09 PM by jolebole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterestedBystander Posted January 8, 2018 at 06:27 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 06:27 PM (edited) Smells fishy. I'd be dialing 911 if they pulled back up to the house.Yeah, even if they are valid CCSD and regardless if working on bad or good info, I'd ask for my own local PD to come check it out if they return. Edited January 8, 2018 at 06:29 PM by InterestedBystander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim123 Posted January 8, 2018 at 06:42 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 06:42 PM (edited) Also, maybe a cop ran your plate while you were out on the road somewhere and someone listening to the scanner wrote down your info when the name, address, "active ccl" was broadcast back to the cop in the car, and started the scam from there? editWhen the ccl first came out, I listened to the chicago frequencies available online and heard this play out live more than a few times. Edited January 8, 2018 at 06:45 PM by jim123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtr100 Posted January 8, 2018 at 07:10 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 07:10 PM I sent this to the ISP e-mail and got this response Thank you for contacting the Illinois State Police (ISP). I will be sure to forward your concerns to our FOID section. Respectfully, Master Sergeant Link Illinois State Police Public Information Office From: To: Contact_ISP@isp.state.il.us, Date: 01/08/2018 06:37 AM Subject: Email Sent to Contact ISP regarding - Other Inquiry NAME EMAIL DAYTIME PHONE COMMENT / QUESTION Ask ISP - Other Inquiry - there is a thread about somewhat suspicions attempts to get a man to surrender his foid card. Thought the ISP might be interested http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=67552 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoresident Posted January 8, 2018 at 07:13 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 07:13 PM (edited) I sent this to the ISP e-mail and got this responseI realize you were trying to be helpful but it's probably not the best thing to do since it is second hand information and the original poster has already started the investigation. There may be more information that the OP only wishes to share with law enforcement, and if theres an active investigation that takes place the ISP may want this thread removed. Edited January 8, 2018 at 07:16 PM by chicagoresident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtr100 Posted January 8, 2018 at 07:15 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 07:15 PM Probably not the best thing to do since it is second hand information and the original poster has already started the investigation. 06:37 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezil Posted January 8, 2018 at 07:29 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 07:29 PM this is pretty scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkroenlein Posted January 8, 2018 at 10:39 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 10:39 PM How do you know that these guy were really deputies and not some criminals using phony uniforms and forged paperwork? Criminals could impersonate law enforcement officers and potentially confiscate guns and ammo as well as a FOID card. Criminals could probably alter a FOID card to enable them to buy guns and/or ammo. I really cant know for sure. That same question is bothering me too. I have a video of the 20min visit. I can share it via PM if you like to see it. I live in a very decent area of DuPage county where police is present everywhere (160k population). It would be very risky for outsiders to impersonate law enforcement officers in the middle of the day next to a very busy street. Wait...You're in DuPage?! Total scam job. Call the...gulp...ATF...as well as ISP and report the attempted theft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim123 Posted January 8, 2018 at 10:42 PM Share Posted January 8, 2018 at 10:42 PM How do you know that these guy were really deputies and not some criminals using phony uniforms and forged paperwork? Criminals could impersonate law enforcement officers and potentially confiscate guns and ammo as well as a FOID card. Criminals could probably alter a FOID card to enable them to buy guns and/or ammo. I really cant know for sure. That same question is bothering me too. I have a video of the 20min visit. I can share it via PM if you like to see it. I live in a very decent area of DuPage county where police is present everywhere (160k population). It would be very risky for outsiders to impersonate law enforcement officers in the middle of the day next to a very busy street. Wait...You're in DuPage?! Total scam job. Call the...gulp...ATF...as well as ISP and report the attempted theft. But how did he get found out as a foid card holder??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Observer Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:03 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:03 AM But how did he get found out as a foid card holder??? Friends, relatives, neighbors, acquaintances may know he has guns. He could be a hunter or has talked about going to the range to shoot. As noted by many this could have been a scam to get his guns or other sinister motive. It could even have been an attempt at a poor practical joke. It could possibly have been a wrong address or similar names. It appears that the OP is taking the proper steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:09 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:09 AM How do you know that these guy were really deputies and not some criminals using phony uniforms and forged paperwork? Criminals could impersonate law enforcement officers and potentially confiscate guns and ammo as well as a FOID card. Criminals could probably alter a FOID card to enable them to buy guns and/or ammo.I really cant know for sure. That same question is bothering me too. I have a video of the 20min visit. I can share it via PM if you like to see it. I live in a very decent area of DuPage county where police is present everywhere (160k population). It would be very risky for outsiders to impersonate law enforcement officers in the middle of the day next to a very busy street. Wait...You're in DuPage?!Total scam job. Call the...gulp...ATF...as well as ISP and report the attempted theft.But how did he get found out as a foid card holder???Followed home from gun store, Facebook. Lotsa ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0untZer0 Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:36 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:36 AM Maybe when he hung that deer carcass in his front lawn ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoRonin70 Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:41 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:41 AM I wonder if it is actually Cook County officers going off reservation, or if it is someone running a scam trying to get documents to counterfeit and use to buy firearms illegally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPistol Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:45 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:45 AM I suspect it is a scam to get his guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpdesk9 Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:50 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:50 AM This highly, highly smacks of a scam, from the badly photocopied letter, to the non govt vehicle. But, what really makes me think scam is twofold. OP sys he lives in DuPage County. Assuming his FOID matches that (i.e. he didn't move recently and forget to update), they would have no jurisdiction here, regardless of The other is, why no follow up by the CCSPD? OP did you at least do a white pages lookup on the number they wrote in on the bottom? My address was changed 4 yrs ago and its up to date on my FOID and CCL. My follow up with CCSPD did not answer any questions. The phone number on the note is a cell phone that does not ring at all. It goes straight to voicemail that has not been setup.What's the number Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragsbo Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:51 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:51 AM I would be sure that the local police/sheriff and the ISP have make a official report on this and that I have a copy of what I can get from them. Documentation is what I am talking about. That way if they come back and some how are official (I doubt that) you have prove that you are trying to find out what the cranberry is going on. I would be careful about spreading the video around since it could be evidence of a crime and you don't want to taint it. Talking to a lawyer would also be a good idea. When a lawyer contacts folks, they tend to pay more attention. Let us know how it all goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:55 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 12:55 AM Sorry. Something here just isn’t right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma Posted January 9, 2018 at 01:24 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 01:24 AM I wouldnt answer the door if they came back. I would also invest in a good dash cam for your car and your wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fife Posted January 9, 2018 at 01:57 AM Share Posted January 9, 2018 at 01:57 AM There's this thing called jurisdictions. A Cook County Sheriff has no ability to serve notice or arrest outside of the jurisdiction of the office they represent. They can only retain powers while in fresh pursuit or if acting on a call for assistance from an agency with jurisdiction. Personally, I'd make a royal stink about it with local PD. If I recall correctly, one of our members had cops from another jurisdiction show up on his door to confiscate his guns. He dialed Todd and added them the phone. When Todd was thru with them they handed the phone earlier back and slicked away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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