Recently, Sgt. Jay Alie shared information on how cryptocurrency scams are affecting community members in SW WA. Now, we want to highlight the full work of VPD’s Property Crimes Unit (PCU) and share how you can protect yourself from romance scams. PCU is small but mighty, consisting of one sergeant and two detectives. They investigate vehicle prowls, stolen cars, financial crimes, scams and much more. 14% of the scams PCU investigates are romance scams—where victims are lured into emotional, onl