This number is legitimate!!! I work fot the police department. It actually could be from any one of several divisions as they all go through a trunk router whch makes out-going numbers random but incoming calls to desk numbers direct. That is the reason no one answers when you call it back. It does not go to a specific phone, just to the police trunk line.
If you receive this number on your caller I.D. it means a police officer is trying to reach you and did not feel like the information he was conveying to you was appropriate to leave a message. Trust me, if it was important, he will call back, otherwise, he likely reached you at another number or obtained the information some other way.
# Claims HPD crime Lab...
No one answers but HPD crime lab has been shut down for over a year 2007-2008.
This is obviously a scam number routed from City of Houston lines.
Beware! Maybe another Nigerian type scam.
Remember, the city never calls on warrants or crimes or issues of debt or any civil or criminal manner. They send out the sheriff to do this in person or they send the notice in the mail
I received a phone call from this number and I am not sure what they wanted but they asked me if this was a land line. Do I need to report this to someone?
I recieved a call from that # you have listed and the guy claimed to be a officer and left a cell phone number: 713-685-1737
He stated he was a Police officer investigating about an email death threat you received in your email inbox, a death threat that was a nigerian scam.
After calling that cell # he left me, I questionsed about the phone number 713-308-3177, and he stated thats a false number the police department uses to call out on so no one can call back.
I received a call from 713-308-3177, and the man asked fro someone else, I said they have wrong #, he stated he was from the houston police department and asked who I was. I stated my name. He said he was calling about a death threat email someone had sent me. He wanted my SS#, address and DL#. I said NO< if you were the police dept. you would already have that information. He gave me a direct # to reach him. I called 713-658-1737. He answered. I asked him why both his numbers were pulling up on the interent as scam telephone numbers? He said oh we use those numbers to hide whos calling. I said "w/e someones lying, have a nice day" and hung up the phone, a minute later I received a call back from that number, I did not answer. I received another call back from that number and did not answer.
I belive this is a hoax and telling everyone not to give your information over the phone that they are welcome to send a officer or sherrif to collect any inormation they need.
Do not trust anyone on the phone or internet!