Crime & Safety
Police: Contractor Pockets Deposit
Tarrytown police are investigating a grand larceny case of a woman who wrote a $4,000 check for a boiler down payment that never got installed.
A Loh Avenue resident reported to Tarrytown Police that she hadn't heard from her contractor since sending a large down payment check.
A resident came to police headquarters on March 14 to report that in August, 2012, his wife had written a check for $4,000 toward a new gas boiler installation for their home. The couple had been unable to contact the contractor since.
Police filed a grand larceny case which is under investigation with the detective division.
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