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Fake Suffolk Contractor Tricked Woman Out Of $16.5K For No-Show Project: Police
A fake contractor duped a Long Island woman out of $16,500 for a store renovation, police said Monday, Aug. 3.
Paul Sanderson, 40, of Bohemia, presented himself as part of a legitimate construction company when he was hired in March to renovate a storefront at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Sanderson met with the victim in her Amityville home, presented forged insurance documents, and took a $16,500 payment for the project, investigators said.
But Sanderson never took any action or delivered any materials to complete the project, according to …
Pedestrian Airlifted After DWI Crash On LI, One Of Three Drunk Wrecks Over Weekend: Police
A drunk driver seriously injured a pedestrian in a crash in the Hamptons late Friday night, July 31, one of at least seven DWI arrests in the region over the weekend, police said.
Douglas Chun Mayan, 28, of Riverhead, struck the male pedestrian on County Road 31 through Westhampton around 11 p.m. Friday, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Mayan was traveling northbound in a 2005 Ford Mustang when he hit the victim near Francis S. Gabreski Airport, police said. The pedestrian was found lying in the road suffering from head and leg injuries, according to investigators.
The man was …
