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New Castle senior citizens targeted in scam, cops say

Local senior citizens are being targeted by a telephone and email scam as the perpetrators try to get them to wire money to help a relative in trouble, according to a news release from New Castle police.

Several New Castle seniors have reported being contacted by an individual who says he is calling on behalf of a grandchild who is in legal trouble in a foreign country.

The caller...

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