{"id":272854,"date":"2026-04-17T17:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/272854\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:18:10","slug":"hoover-police-charge-california-man-with-trying-to-take-135000-in-cash-from-victim-who-thought-they-would-be-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/272854\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoover police charge California man with trying to take $135,000 in cash from victim who thought they would be arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">HOOVER, Ala. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbrc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WBRC<\/a>) &#8211; A California man is facing felony charges in Shelby County after Hoover police say he targeted an elderly victim in an alleged financial exploitation scheme that involved a demand for $135,000 in cash.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Harpreet Singh\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SLYW3Z342VFPFDMFTWMEPHFKPM.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Harpreet Singh(Shelby County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Court records show Harpreet Singh, 25, is charged with attempted financial exploitation of an elderly person and conspiracy to financially exploit an elderly person. In the criminal complaints, an investigator wrote that Singh met with the victim on April 14 \u201cwith the intent to collect $135,000,\u201d and that the victim believed if he didn\u2019t cooperate, he would be arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Singh also faces a separate felony charge of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, with the complaint alleging officers found Singh with methamphetamine\/amphetamine when they arrested him on Highway 280.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Get news alerts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wbrc-fox6-news\/id449660326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple App Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wbrc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a> or subscribe to our email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbrc.com\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBRC. 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