Bogus Roofers Scamming the Elderly in Oceanside

by February 16, 2010
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February 16, 2010 – Bogus roofers are scamming elderly mobile home residents in Oceanside, police said Monday. There have been three reported incidents in which men solicit roofing repair work at mobile home parks, go up onto the roof for about a half-hour, and then present bills inflated by $800 to $1,000, police said. When the resident protests, the suspects lower their price by a couple of hundred dollars to an amount that the victims agree to pay. Police said no work was performed. The suspects are believed to be driving a dark gray SUV or a pickup truck with …. » Read more »

Woman Dies Inside a Mobile Home Crushed by a Tree

by January 20, 2010
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January 20, 2010 – Linda Jane Flick, 58, of Flint Springs, was found dead Tuesday inside a mobile home crushed by a large tree that blew over at an East County trailer park during Tuesday afternoon’s blustery rain storm, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. The fatal accident in the 15100 block of Olde Highway 80 in Flinn Springs was reported shortly before 3 p.m., San Diego Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Munsey said. Emergency crews worked for about 90 minutes to extricate Flick from inside her trailer before determining that she was dead, according to Munsey.  A eucalyptus tree …. » Read more »

Bug spray likely cause of death of 10-month-old boy

by November 3, 2009
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November 3, 2009 – Bug spray that produces a fog to kill insects is likely to blame for the death of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy, and his 2-year-old brother was critically injured by the fumes, authorities said Monday. Anderson County Deputy Coroner Don McCown said the boys’ mother had been using foggers in their single-wide mobile home in Williamston, in the northwest part of the state, because of an insect problem. Elizabeth Whitfield, 25, called 911 on Sunday afternoon to report her youngest son was having trouble breathing. Paramedics took all three to a hospital, and Jacob Whitfield was …. » Read more »