Crime & Safety
Online Purchase? Meet at Sheriff's Office Parking Lot
Craigslist and other online transactions have been used by robbers. Douglas County Sheriff's Office offers a safe place to sell/buy.

Online transactions frequently end in an in-person exchange of the product and cash, but those kind of meetings can be appealing to robbers.
A general rule has been to meet in a public place, but Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reminds residents that it has a safe place for these transactions: the DCSO parking lot.
There are several reserved spots in our parking lot for anyone wanting to finish their online transaction in person, deputies noted in a Facebook post.
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“If the buyer or seller doesn’t want to meet you here, then you might want to reconsider doing business with them,” they said.
The office is located at 8470 Earl D Lee Blvd, Douglasville.
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