The $6 Driveway Repair
Brunswick, OH
An 89-year-old Fernwood Drive woman called police Sept. 12 after a man who represented himself as a city employee stole $600 from her checking account.
The woman told police the man, who claimed to work for the city of Brunswick, showed up at her door Aug. 31 and told her the city would be willing to perform some work on her driveway for the nominal fee of $6. The woman told police she handed the man a signed check, but left the rest blank for the man to fill out. The man then told her the city would be back in a few days to do the job.
When nobody returned to do the work as promised, the woman checked her bank statement and discovered that the check she’d written had been cashed for $600.
Police say the man was not a city employee, but are attempting to determine his identity.
Found in the Brunswick Sun Times
September 26th, 2007 at 12:52 am
UHHMM Ya! Like they will ever find him! Some people are just too trusting and some are just plain unscrupulous.
September 26th, 2007 at 5:52 am
He had to cash that check SOMEWHERE… They might find him.
August 17th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Actual topic. Writing is worthy of attention.