Po­lice are in­ves­ti­gat­ing a case of ex­tor­tion af­ter a 65-year-old Tacarigua res­i­dent re­ceived a men­ac­ing call de­mand­ing mon­ey in the ear­ly hours of Tues­day morn­ing.

Po­lice said around 4.47 am,  the man re­ceived a call via What­sApp from an un­known num­ber.

The caller de­mand­ed that he pay $5,000 be­fore lunchtime.

Fear­ing for his safe­ty, the man prompt­ly re­port­ed the in­ci­dent to the Tu­na­puna Po­lice Sta­tion. 

WPC King took a state­ment from the vic­tim, and the An­ti-Ex­tor­tion Unit has been alert­ed and is pur­su­ing the case.