Corbin Police warn about mail scam

(Note to scammers) If you want to get the attention of the Corbin Police Department very quickly, then send out scam letters that start with “Corbin City Council Members need to hear from you!” and try to get money supposedly in the name of an actual charity that helps law enforcement.

“It’s a scam!” Corbin Police Rusty Hedrick told the Corbin City Commission during its monthly meeting Monday. “We are not soliciting money.”

(Note to scammers) The Corbin City Commission is the name of the city’s governing body, not the Corbin City Council, which doesn’t exist except in scam letters sent to local residents.

The letter reports to be from the National Police Association, and it seeks donations starting at $15.

Hedrick said that while the National Police Association is a real thing, the organization did not send out letters locally soliciting money.

In other business, the commission:

• Accepted the resignation of Wayne Bird as a patrolman in the Corbin Police Department effective June 27. Hedrick noted that Bird has accepted a position as an investigator for the commonwealth attorney’s office.

The city commission authorized advertising for a certified police officer to replace Bird and for the dispatcher position for the police department.

• Received an update from Corbin Fire Chief Barry McDonald, who noted that his firefighters would be going through hazardous materials recertification this week.