Massachusetts State Police are asking residents to be on the lookout for scammers after someone was reported in Tewksbury for raising money for a fake charity.
A resident there told police that someone was going door-to-door seeking donations, claiming that it for was a police organization fundraising on behalf of State Trooper Thomas Clardy, who was killed last week when his police cruiser was struck by another vehicle. RELATED:Trooper and father of six killed in Charlton crash on Mass Pike Police said there are only two approved organizations collecting such funds — the Clardy Children’s Fund and The Greg Hill Foundation.
Neither organization would solicit donations over the phone or door-to-door, police stressed.
To donate:
The Clardy Children’s Fund or
The Greg Hill Foundation, via their website.
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