A home repair scam has cost several Berkeley residents anywhere from $10,000 to $450,000, according to the Berkeley Police Department.
BPD issued a warning to residents about a group of individuals who pose as contractors in order to approach homeowners and offer home repair services. These supposed repair services include roofing, masonry or other types of construction work.
The group would then cause intentional damage to the homes, frame the repair situation as a crisis and increase their demand from hundreds to thousands of dollars…