Stafford Township police have an urgent message for the public: Everyone with elderly loved ones has a responsibility to educate them on how not to fall for scams by phone and online. If they receive a suspicious phone call, they should immediately hang up, call a family member and report the incident to the police. So-called “grandparent scams” are on the rise, with one suspect arrested just this week.

On Feb. 17, the Stafford Township Detective Bureau arrested 41-year-old Ramon Hurtado of New York City for theft by…