Cops I.D. Eight More Victims In Norfolk Home Repair Scam Targeting Seniors

In Norfolk, Virginia, The Virginian-Pilot reports:

• Police on Friday identified eight additional victims of a local home repair scam, and said there may be more who have yet to come forward. Police say the scam involved a man and a woman approaching elderly residents and telling them that their homes had water or termite damage, according to a news release. The couple required the residents to pay up front by check. Then they cashed it and disappeared, police said.

• On Nov. 30, police announced the arrest of two people in connection with the crime. Timothy Shawn Levine, 31, ..., and Keaton Taylor, 28, ..., both were charged with two felony counts of obtaining money by false pretenses and conspiracy to commit a felony.

Source: Norfolk police identify eight more victims of home repair scam.

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