Community Corner

Selling Items on Facebook? Here's a Warning from Police

Some sellers in one city are being robbed at gunpoint during the exchange

If you sell items online through one of the many Facebook online yard sale groups, one local police department wants you to be aware that several sellers have been robbed at gunpoint recently during the exchange.

Lowell Police posted on Facebook Tuesday morning that over the past few weeks, there have been several instances where a victim has advertised an item for sale on Facebook and was then robbed. According to Lowell Police, when the agreed upon meeting place for the sale of the item took place, the seller was robbed at gunpoint.

Police are urging area residents to use extreme caution if you decide to conduct such business.

Find out what's happening in North Andoverfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.