{"id":8082,"date":"2012-05-31T09:13:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T15:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=8082"},"modified":"2020-01-15T22:03:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T22:03:42","slug":"florissant-police-made-aware-of-a-scam-concerning-donations-for-officer-verno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=8082","title":{"rendered":"Florissant Police made aware of a scam Concerning donations for Officer Vernon"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8083\" style=\"width: 120px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/florissant-police-made-aware-of-a-scam-concerning-donations-for-officer-verno\/mike-vernon\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8083\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8083 lazyload\" title=\"Mike Vernon\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mike-Vernon.jpeg?resize=120%2C120\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 120px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 120\/120;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florissant Police Officer Mike Vernon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Florissant Police Department has been made aware of people calling Florissant residents claiming to be Florissant Police officers, and attempting to solicit monetary donations for Officer Mike Vernon over the telephone. One such person is requesting the funds to be sent to an address in Jefferson City, MO.<\/p>\n<p>The Florissant Police Department wants to make the public aware that we are in no way soliciting donations over the phone, and if you are contacted by one of these persons, to please call the police.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/florissant.patch.com\/listings\/joes-pub-2\">Joe\u2019s Pub<\/a>\u00a0 in Old Town Florissant will open its doors to the public Saturday to host a fundraiser for Officer Vernon and his family. On Saturday, June 2 at 2 p.m. and keep going until 10 p.m. The event will feature live music, raffles and drawings, too.<\/p>\n<p>Officer Vernon is currently being treated at DePaul Hospital where he was listed in critical, but stable condition as of Tuesday of this week. Officer Vernon has a spinal cord injury . Officer Vernon is also being treated for additional injuries were one of the bullets penetrated his lungs.<\/p>\n<p>Officer Vernon is reported to be in\u00a0 high spirits, and he is determined to fight through his injuries and make a recovery.\u00a0 He expressed appreciation to the community\u2019s outpouring of support.<\/p>\n<p>Warrants were issued Monday, May 28,\u00a0 charging Brian Lamont Cannon Jr.\u00a0 of St. Louis with the shooting of Officer Vernon , the Florissant Police Dept. reported<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis County Prosecting Attorney\u2019s Office listed the\u00a0 following charges:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Assault in the First Degree of a Law Enforcement Officer<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Armed Criminal Action \u2022 Burglary in the Second Degree.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone is wishing to make a donation to Officer Vernon and his family, donations can be made to:<\/p>\n<p>Florissant Police Welfare Association<\/p>\n<p>C\/O Officer Mike Vernon<\/p>\n<p>1700 North Highway 67<\/p>\n<p>Florissant, MO 63033<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florissant Police Department has been made aware of people calling Florissant residents claiming to be Florissant Police officers, and attempting to solicit monetary donations for Officer Mike Vernon over the telephone. 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