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Trio Targets Elderly Resident In Arlington Home Improvement Scam: Police Trio Targets Elderly Resident In Arlington Home Improvement Scam: Police
Trio Targets Elderly Resident In Arlington Home Improvement Scam: Police Three men were hit with several charges each for trying to scam an older Arlington resident out of thousands of dollars in a home improvement scam, authorities said.  The resident told police that three men quoted him $200 to fix a small crack on his front steps on Tuesday, Jan. 10, Arlington Police Chief Julie Flaherty reports.  When the man came home a few days later, he found his front steps were ripped out from his home without his permission. The resident was then quoted $6,000 for repairs, Flaherty said.  After writing a check for a portion of the total amount, th…

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