Hurricane Sandy
Brick Cops Arrest Toms River Man in Sandy Rental Scam
Police: suspect rented Sandy victim a Brick Township home he did not own
Brick Township police have charged a Toms River man with swindling a displaced victim of Superstorm Sandy out of money she paid to rent a house he did not actually own. Anthony White, 46, of North Carolina Avenue, was arrested Wednesday, Brick Police Sgt. Keith Reinhard said. The victim, whom police did not identify, had her Brick Township home knocked off its foundation in the storm. On Dec. 3, she posted an advertisement on the Craigslist classified website seeking a temporary rental. She later received a text-message response about a potential rental available on Dogwood Drive. The person sending the text message, who called himself Mr. Dublin, said the home was unlocked, and advised the prospective tenant to enter the home, see if it …
WhyOhWhy
10:31 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013
So this A**wipe can afford to post 7K in bail money? I hope the Judge made him pay back the $2250 he took for that woman FIRST!!! Thank God this woman has a daughter a little bit smarter then herself ! Sheeeesh, don't these people read the paper about all the warnings of SCAMMERS ??? I agree Mare on what your saying but I think both are at fault here, yes one more then the other! more ›