Homewood PD Becomes Internet Purchase Exchange Location

HOMEWOOD, IL — When purchasing or selling materials online, it is important to be cautious. The Homewood Police Department has come up with a way to make buyers and sellers in town feel a bit more safe when doing so.

The Homewood Police Department has entered a partnership with OfferUp to become an official Internet Purchase Exchange Location. Offerup is an online mobile-first C2C marketplace with an emphasis on in-person transactions. The site was founded as a competitor to Craigslist, but is different since it offers a mobile-friendly app and user profiles that involve ratings.

"We encourage you to use our facilities to safely meet up with buyers and sellers of internet sales," The police department wrote on Facebook.

The department is located at 17950 Dixie Highway, just across the street from the Homewood Library.

Similar to Homewood, the Oak Forest Police Department also offers an internet exchange area. This feature has been around for a few years, and the purchase exchange is under surveillance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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