Articles Tagged with ''crime''

Two suspects were arrested while actively burglarizing a Beacon branch in Bridgeport, Conn., caught red-handed as they loaded bundles of shingles into a stolen car; a third suspect remains at large.

The CEO of a Greensboro, S.C. roofing company was arrested in Myrtle Beach, S.C., for allegedly threatening to shoot two candy store employees over a refund; he is facing multiple felony charges, including firearm possession, child endangerment and drug offenses.

Security footage shows thieves stealing about $30,000 in roofing equipment from an Orlando jobsite, with suspects caught on camera discussing the crime before taking various tools and materials. 

A roofer was charged with fraud in three Nebraska counties for taking payment on roofing jobs he didn't complete. He pleaded in the first case, faces a court appearance in the second, and goes on trial for the third case later this month.

An ABC Supply Co. employee in Hot Springs, Ark., identified stolen shingles in a pickup truck, leading to the arrest of a 60-year-old woman who was found with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. 

Roofing materials continue to be a target for thieves, and a recent rash of robberies are hurting productivity and the bottom line for contractors and suppliers alike.

A Detroit man was arrested after throwing bags of cocaine onto the roofs of Red Lobster and Texas Roadhouse while fleeing authorities in St. Clair County, Mich.; he was charged with multiple drug offenses.

An upstate New York roofing contractor was sentenced for attempting to cover up an employee's death by moving the victim and instructing others to clean the scene to hide the lack of workers’ compensation insurance.

Federal authorities raided a roofing contractor’s company in Mitchell, S.D., for the second time, seizing firearms and ammunition; the owner, age 44, faces multiple federal and state charges from a December 2023 raid uncovering 125 firearms and drugs.

Thieves in Atlanta broke into a strip club by cutting a hole in the building’s low-slope roof before absconding with $250,000 in cash.