Broome Sheriff Warns Beware of Paving Scams

Broome County Sheriff’s officials are cautioning residents to be wary of people offering to do cheap paving projects.

31 year old Theodore Cooper of Nichols is charged with felony grand larceny after he allegedly took $6,200 from a Town of Union resident for a blacktop paving project that was never finished.

Cooper presented himself as Cooper Paving.

He was arrested June 11 in Vestal.

Cooper was sent to the Broome County Jail without bail.

Authorities advise residents that many times at this time of year, individuals stop by a property and offer to provide blacktop services and are typically operating scams in which they do substandard, if any work, and over-charge customers.

Many times the scammers seek to prey on the elderly.

Residents are encouraged to ask for references, seek qualified companies to do any home repairs and to contact agencies like Southern Tier Homebuilders if they have any questions about contractors.