Crime & Safety

Paulding Sheriff Creates Meet-Up Space For Online Sales (ICYMI)

The sheriff's office is working with online retail site OfferUp to help make transactions set up online safer by creating a meeting place.

DALLAS, GA — Concerned about citizens' safety, the Paulding County Sheriff's Office has established a meet-up spot for people wanting to meet to conduct transactions set up online.

The sheriff's office has partnered with online retail site OfferUp, which has created a safety-oriented "MeetUp Spots" program to help ensure both buyers and sellers can make in-person transactions with more peace of mind.

In Paulding County, a MeetUp spot has been established in the parking lot of the sheriff's office. Its address is 247 Industrial Way North, Dallas, GA 30132.

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OfferUp is working with a network of more than 700 law enforcement agencies throughout the United States to minimize crimes and promote safer practices for online transactions.

Anyone buying or selling something in an online sale, on CraigsList or any other type of e-commerce site, the sheriff's office urges you to come to the MeetUp spot to make the physical transaction.

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