NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Long Island officials on Monday announced the arrest of a homeless man accused of purposefully damaging homes he was repairing throughout Nassau County between September 2023 and January 2025.
According to detectives, numerous elderly victims were contacted by Patrick Wall, 25, stating he was a masonry worker and would be willing to perform construction on parts of their homes that needed repair.
The victims accepted his offers and over the course of the work, Wall would intentionally create additional damage and inflated the cost of the new repairs, authorities said.
The victims eventually suspected that they were being scammed and notified police.
Wall was arrested following an investigation and was charged with grand larceny conspiracy, scheme to defraud, criminal mischief along with multiple Town of Hempstead violations.
He was arraigned on Sunday in Hempstead.
Detective's request anyone who feels they may have been the victim of him to contact the Nassau County's Third Squad Detectives at 516-573-6354.
The Nassau County Police Department urges the community to be on alert and to remind vulnerable family members, friends, and neighbors about potential scams or frauds.
