The Laois/Offaly Crime Prevention Officer is advising of what to look out for.
Gardaí in the midlands are warning of a new phone scam targeting retailers.
It involves customers asking for a high value of mobile phone top up or for a pre-paid card.
The person involved will then pay with a stolen credit card - insisting they put the details in on the terminal instead of the card machine.
Laois/Offaly Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Graham Kavanagh explains what shopkeepers should watch out for:
New Government Finance Strategy Aims For 70k Jobs By 2030
Longford Westmeath TD Robert Troy launched the new 'Ireland for Finance Strategy' alongside the Tánaiste today.
Westmeath County Council To Hold Public Consultations For Arts Plan
They'll take place across the county this September.
Excitement Building Ahead Of Electric Picnic Opening Day
The gates will officially open this Thursday.
Staffing Crisis Puts Early Years Places Under Pressure
As many as 1,570 children under the age of three in the Midlands are still waiting for an Early Years place.
Proposed Westmeath Housing Development Reduced After Residents’ Concerns
Abbey Road GSL are looking to develop houses in Athlone.
Teenage Boy Taken To Hospital Following Ballinasloe Crash
Three teenage boys were taken to Portiuncula Hospital.
North Midlands Credit Union CEO Hopes Failed Roscommon Merger Will Be Revisited
A merger was turned down as a 75% member approval requirement wasn't met.
Water Source Recovery Behind Hosepipe Ban Extension For Laois and Offaly - Uisce Eireann
Water Treatment Operation Manager with Uisce Éireann James Joyce says more water needs to be conserved.
