THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Page 17 Mayor sponsors Gift a Vet Program M ayor Carlo De - Maria recently announced the “Gift a Vet” Program at the Connolly Center. The Council on Aging will be accepting donations to benefit the New England Center and Home for Veterans in Boston. The following items will be accepted: toiletries, razors, soap, shaving cream, socks (white only), hats, gloves and scarves. All items must be new and in their original packaging. Items are being collected at the Connolly Center from November 29 through December 10. You may drop your gift in the receptacle at the rear entrance of the Connolly Center. For additional information, please call 617-3942323. ALERT | FROM PAGE 16 sary. The FCC has also provided information about resources to assist eligible consumers with phone upgrades and other internet connectivity costs. Recently, the Feder a l Communications Commission (FCC) issued an alert to consumers, detailing the various timelines provided by mobile carriers to complete the shutdown: • AT&T will retire 3G service in February 2022. • T-Mobile Sprint will finalize 3G shutdown on March 31, 2022. • Verizon will sunset 3G by the end of 2022. According to the FCC, the transition will also impact many other industries and technologies. A failure to upgrade technology in advance of the shutdown may affect home and commercial security systems, monitored fire alarms, personal emergency alert devices, and vehicle SOS systems, among other advanced technologies. Visit the FCC website for more information about the 3G phase out, suggested next steps for consumers, and resources to help stay connected. Everett Police quash alleged kidnapping hoax E By Christopher Roberson verett Police were recently informed by officers from the Stevens Point Police Department in Wisconsin that an elderly couple had sent money to 228 Main St. in Everett to free their grandson, who they said had been kidnapped and was being held for ransom. On the morning of November 9, officers responded to the Main Street address, where they reportedly found Raymond Medrano, 30, of Dorchester. Medrano allegedly told officers that he was searching for a friend who lived at the Main Street residence. Police ultimately took Medrano into custody after learning that he had an arrest warrant from Roxbury District Court. ficers could not locate anyone by that name. Upon reviewing the contents of the package, officers found $7,000 in cash and a collection of magazines. Officers later told the Stevens Point Police Department that the money had been recovered. After further investigation, officers discovered that Beyer is currently away at college and is “nowhere near the East Coast.” Police reported a similar inciThe $7,000 and collection of magazines that Everett Police recovered from 228 Main St. on November 9. The package was allegedly used as part of a kidnapping scheme. (Photo Courtesy of the Everett Police Department) After speaking with a resident in the building, officers recovered a package that was addressed to Austin Beyer, who was the alleged kidnapping victim. However, ofdent on November 10 in which an 85-year-old woman from New York sent $9,000 to a Main Street address to pay the ransom for her nephew who had supposedly been kidnapped. After further investigation, police determined that this was also a hoax and the money was returned.
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