White Plains, NY– In February 2019, an employee of ALJ Home Improvements Inc. fell to his death at a worksite, and in February 2022, another employee faced a similar fate. ALJ owner Jose Lema has now admitted responsibility for one of the deaths. Lema, 41, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to willfully violating federal […]
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Hollywood, FL- Employees at a roofing business in South Florida stumbled upon an infant’s remains in a large dumpster at an apartment complex on Monday morning, according to authorities. Upon their arrival at approximately 8 a.m., police officials began life-saving procedures, but to no avail as the infant did not respond, Hollywood police representative Deanna
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Sydney, Australia (12/7/2022)- Police and emergency services were called to a construction site in Belleview Hill, a suburb in eastern Sydney, around midday on December 7. Video footage shows three men involved in a physical altercation on the roof. One man is then seen stumbling backwards and falling from the roof to the ground. A
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Henderson County, Tennessee (11/17/2022)- A Henderson County, TN trooper stopped a Ford E-350 roofing van on Interstate 40 for traffic violations and then requested to search the vehicle after discovering possible criminal activity. A K-9’s alert prompted further search of the vehicle. Buried under roofing equipment, troopers found two coolers wrapped inside a blue tarp. Inside the
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Dallas, Texas (10/24/22) – A suspect named by Dallas residents as the “Nail Bandit” has been arrested. At least 30 incidents have been reported of hundreds of nails scattered in major intersections and other high-traffic areas. Neighbors in Preston Hollow picked up over 300 nails, only to find more scattered in the street later. The scattered
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Raleigh, North Carolina– Three defendants were sentenced on Monday, May 3, 2022 for conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States in connection with a fraudulent invoicing scheme that targeted Baker Roofing Company (BRC). Defendants were ordered to pay restitution of $1,850,442 to the company and received the following sentences: George William Garven, of
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January 28, 2020 — Philadelphia, PA — The District Attorney has charged a roofer in connection to a body that was found in a burning vehicle in a South Philadelphia parking lot. Luis Cruz, 39, is charged with murder, arson, possession of a firearm, possession of an instrument of crime, obstruction of justice, abuse of
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LAKE WORTH, Fla. — A Florida roofing contractor is facing attempted murder charges in connection to the stabbing of a co-worker. According to the arrest report, Jerald Goodwin, a supervisor in an unnamed Florida roofing company, told deputies he came to the construction site and told Stevenson to move his dump truck to another location
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Scams targeting contractors can come in a variety of forms through email, text, phone, and even social media. Being able to recognize scams and avoid them (or report them) can help save valuable time and money. There are different types of scams. Some “scams” are from actual businesses, but the services they offer don’t always
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KENNESAW, GA– A man is accused of scamming an 80-year-old blind woman out of thousands of dollars for roofing work that he never did in Kennesaw, authorities said. James Taylor, of Dalton, is wanted by Acworth police after allegedly going door to door in a neighborhood on Freedom Landing and offering to do roofing work
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