PRESS RELEASES - JUNE 2007

June 07, 2007

Arlington Parks and Recreation Alerts Credit Card Users
Customers on June 6 Should Closely Monitor Accounts for Fraud

An overnight burglary at the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department Wednesday has city officials notifying the public of a theft of credit card receipts.

Parks Marketing Manager Kelly Drawdy, said credit card receipts from customers visiting the Bad Königshofen Family Aquatic Center, Randol Mill Family Aquatic Center, Howard Moore Pool and Woodland West Pool on June 6 were stolen Wednesday night from the department’s administrative office at 717 W. Main St.

Today, the department is asking all customers who visited one of these pools on Wednesday, June 6, and paid by credit card to take the first step and contact the fraud or security department of their creditor or financial banking institution and report the stolen information.

The City of Arlington is working closely with its Treasury Office and issuing bank who have implemented fraud monitoring procedures to help protect credit card consumers.

Media questions about this incident should be directed to Parks Marketing Manager Kelly Drawdy at 817-459-6931 or 817-680-0867.