Newburgh​ Man Posed As Contractor, Stole $2,000: Police

NEWBURGH, NY — A Newburgh man was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny 4th, a felony, for taking payment for a job he never started, New York State Police said Thursday in a news release.

The man, 45-year-old Shawn Abrams, advertises himself as working for “Middletown Plumbing and Heating” and “S&K Construction.” According to the release, he took a Wawayanda resident for $2,000 on a job he never returned to complete.

Police said Abrams is known to take down payments for plumbing and boiler work before falling off the grid and failing to complete jobs.

Anyone who thinks they've been a victim of Abrams' contractor scheme is asked to call Investigator Stephen E. Malone, SP Middletown BCI at 845-344-5353.