MONTGOMERY, NJ – Hear music while you shop and want to tip the artists? Think twice, tell the police.
Police are warning residents of an unusual scam involving violinists performing in the parking lot of a shopping mall.
Recently, Montgomery Township Police said they responded to several reports of people playing violins in the parking lot at the Montgomery Mall.
Find out what’s happening in Hillsborough with free real-time Patch updates.
“In these cases, the person would be asking for money while playing, however, the violin music is actually played through a Bluetooth speaker from a nearby cell phone,†police said.
The people who carried out the scam were also found to be from out of state, police said.
Find out what’s happening in Hillsborough with free real-time Patch updates.
Do you have a tip? Send an email to alexis.tarrazi@patch.com.
Get last minute Patch alerts straight to your phone with our new app. Download here. Don’t miss local and national announcements. Sign up for Patch alerts and daily newsletters.
To request that your name be removed from an arrest report, submit these required elements at shutdownreports@patch.com.
