Little league parents scammed

NEW CASTLE, Del. - October 6, 2008 - According to investigators, 43-year-old Bruce Hillsgrove of Elkton, MD is wanted for scamming parents after receiving a report of a fraud involving 10 victims.

Those victims say they paid Hillsgrove for the tournament, which was to be held at the Ripken Baseball Facility in Maryland. Police say he took $2,125 from parents and vanished.

Police say his brother learned of the incident and returned $525 to some of the victims, but the remaining $1,600 was stolen.

If you have any information regarding Bruce Hillsgrove's whereabouts, please call the New Castle County Police Department at 395-8110, visit their website, or call Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333.

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