{"id":304071,"date":"2026-05-22T05:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/304071\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:20:32","slug":"dallas-county-sheriffs-office-warns-of-scam-involving-missed-jury-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/304071\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office warns of scam involving missed jury duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNEWS. IOWA\u2019S NEWS LEADER. CERTAINLY SAD TO SEE ALL THAT DAMAGE. NEW AT FOUR. THE DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF\u2019S OFFICE IS WARNING ABOUT A PHONE SCAM GOING AROUND. THE SHERIFF\u2019S OFFICE TELLS US DISPATCHERS RECEIVED A REPORT ABOUT A PERSON POSING AS A DEPUTY. THE PERSON TOLD THE CALLER HE NEEDED TO DELIVER SOMETHING RELATED TO A MISSED JURY DUTY, AND NEEDED THE ADDRESS. IF YOU RECEIVE A CALL LIKE THIS REPORTED TO THE DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF\u2019S OFFICE, THE SHERIFF\u2019S OFFICE SAYS I\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Dallas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office warns of scam involving missed jury duty<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kcci.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KCCI logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:10 PM CDT May 21, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Dallas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is warning residents about a phone scam involving a person impersonating a deputy and requesting personal information. Dispatchers received a report of a caller claiming to be a deputy. The caller told the recipient they needed to deliver something related to missed jury duty and requested their address.  The Dallas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said it will never ask for anything over the phone related to jury duty.  If you receive a call like this, report it to the Dallas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tDALLAS COUNTY, Iowa \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is warning residents about a phone scam involving a person impersonating a deputy and requesting personal information. <\/p>\n<p>Dispatchers received a report of a caller claiming to be a deputy. The caller told the recipient they needed to deliver something related to missed jury duty and requested their address.  <\/p>\n<p>The Dallas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said it will never ask for anything over the phone related to jury duty.  If you receive a call like this, report it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascountyiowa.gov\/502\/Sheriffs-Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dallas County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWS. IOWA\u2019S NEWS LEADER. CERTAINLY SAD TO SEE ALL THAT DAMAGE. NEW AT FOUR. 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