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Fake Door-To-Door Contractor Sexually Assaults West Chester Woman: Authorities Fake Door-To-Door Contractor Sexually Assaults West Chester Woman: Authorities
Fake Door-To-Door Contractor Sexually Assaults West Chester Woman: Authorities Every woman at home alone's worst nightmare came true when a group of men posing as home improvement contractors entered her home last Wednesday, police in West Chester said. Three men were going door-to-door on Nov. 22 claiming to represent Everest Roofing & Masonry contracting — a company that does not exist, according to a release from WCPD.  At one woman's home, a man who introduced himself as "Jimmy" handed over an Everest Roofing business card before going into her house and sexually assaulting her, investigators said.  The victim reported the attack and police called the phone …

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks 'Contractor' Scammed Victim of $4,500 For Incomplete Job, Police Say Bucks 'Contractor' Scammed Victim of $4,500 For Incomplete Job, Police Say
Bucks 'Contractor' Scammed Victim of $4,500 For Incomplete Job, Police Say An unlicensed Bucks County contractor turned himself in for scamming an alleged victim of $4,575 for an incomplete home improvement job, authorities said. A Newtown resident told local police that they hired Patrick Niles, 58, of Yardley under the business name of PFN Home Improvement to complete work on their home in September 2020, Newtown Township police said. Niles was subsequently paid installments for the project, totaling $4,575, but never completed the work on the victim's house, nor did he return any of the payments, police said. An investigation determined that Niles is not a lic…

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by Nicole Acosta