I got a call tonight from this number and a deep voice black male identified himself as a solicitor for the State Troopers Organization. He wanted me to give him my name and address so he could send me a donation envelope. I told him I did not do business over the phone and he tried to persuade me to give him the information. I hung up on him.
Caller stated Texas State Trooper... I went to their site to ask a rep if they had contracted someone to solicit donations from that number. No response yet.
I worked for one of these companies in High School. They are independant from law enforcement. Basically, they collect money as donations and then donate some to the law enforcement agencies. They are not officially affiliated though. They generally donate 15-20% of their proceeds. Nice huh?! From AZ, we called for our county, some state stuff, stuff in CA, CO, TX, NV, and UT. Same crappy stickers, just a different place on them. That was 20 years ago and I still see the stickers on stuff.