Fontana man arrested for contractor fraud, burglary and elder abuse

The Riverside Police Department arrested a 32-year-old man accused of using a stolen contractor’s license and defrauding an 80-year-old resident.

Riverside police said they began their investigation in April after the 80-year-old reported that the suspect, Christian Arellano, who was working for Prime Plumbing & Sewer, took $1,000 and never completed the promised work.

Detectives said he was on probation in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties for similar crimes. Police said Crime Arellano had three active felony warrants for contractor fraud-related crimes in Idaho as well as a misdemeanor warrant for similar crimes in Riverside County…

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