Man accused of home improvement fraud in Cumberland County
Police in Cumberland County charge man with home improvement fraud
Updated: 3:05 PM EST Dec 31, 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE. I’M ANNE SHANNON. IT IS A BUSY DAY WITH DOZENS OF NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS SLATED ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THE WEATHER, THOUGH, COULD BE AN ISSUE FOR SOME OF YOU. METEOROLOGIST MARYELLEN PANN HAS A LOOK AT THE FORECAST. GOOD AFTERNOON, MARY ELLEN. GOOD AFTERNOON AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING AT STORM TEAM, LIVE RADAR NETWORK AND A LARGE STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. THAT IS GOING TO BE BRINGING US SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND THE EARLY EVENING. RIGHT NOW THOUGH, IT IS DRY, WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE MIXING WITH A LITTLE CLOUD COVER, BUT THOSE CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE AREA AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 50S ACROSS THE BOARD, A LITTLE BIT COOLER TO THE NORTH IN THE UPPER 40S. AS WE CHECK OUT YOUR NEXT 12 HOUR FORECAST, SHOWERS WILL BE SPREADING IN ACROSS THE AREA, AND THE GOOD NEWS IS, MOST OF THAT WET WEATHER WILL BE OUT OF HERE BY MIDNIGHT. SO SOME AWESOME NEWS THERE. THERE MAY BE A LINGERING SHOWER TO THE EAST, BUT OTHERWISE IT’S JUST GOING TO BE CLOUDY AND DAMP AND TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40S AS WE BRING IN THAT NEW YEAR. NOW THIS SYSTEM IS GOING TO ALSO BE FOLLOWED BY SOME MUCH CHILLIER AIR, AND I’LL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARY ELLEN. WELL, WE ARE GETTING A JUMP START ON RINGING IN 2025 HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THE NATIONAL WATCH AND CLOCK MUSEUM IN COLUMBIA, LANCASTER COUNTY, IS HOSTING ONE OF THE FIRST NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS IN OUR AREA. NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES JOINS US LIVE, WHERE THE PARTY HAS ALREADY STARTED. JAKE. HEY. AND THE ENERGY AT THE NATIONAL WATCH AND CLOCK MUSEUM IS AMAZING. THERE’S ABOUT 100 PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. THE KIDS HAVE BEEN HAVING FUN. THE DJS COUNTING DOWN UNTIL THEY DROP 300 BALLOONS IN THIS LOBBY. SO LET’S JOIN THEM. ONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO PEOPLE IN PARTS OF RUSSIA, CHINA AND THAILAND. SO IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYONE OUT THERE, TELL THEM HAPPY NEW YEAR. BUT FOR THOSE OF US IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, WE’RE STILL IN 2024. SO I HAVE AMANDA SCHELLINGER JOINING ME THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON. NOW, AMANDA, YOU KNOW, WHAT’S THE ENERGY BEEN LIKE IN HERE? HOW HAVE YOU GUYS ENJOYED THIS? YEAH, IT’S BEEN SPECTACULAR. I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT RIGHT NOW. SEEING THE KIDS HAPPY, THEY’RE HAVING A BLAST POPPING ALL THE BALLOONS. THERE’S BEEN SO MANY FAMILIES THAT HAVE COME TO ME AND SAID HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE THE EVENT AND HOW EXCITING IT IS FOR THEM TO COME OUT AS A FAMILY TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR. SO YEAH, AND THE KIDS ARE THROWING BALLOONS AT US. SO IT’S HAVING WE’RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN, OBVIOUSLY. BUT WHY CELEBRATE AT NOON? 12 HOURS TILL IT’S 2025 FOR US? WELL, I THINK FOR FAMILIES IT’S JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO SPEND THE DAY TOGETHER AND NOT HAVE TO STAY UP PAST THE. SO ANY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR THE MUSEUM HERE JUST TO KEEP BRINGING MORE GUESTS IN AND SEE NEW FACES AND OLD FACES AND TO JUST, YOU KNOW, KEEP INSPIRING PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TIME KEEPING. ALL RIGHT, AMANDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THE CELEBRATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON. BUT THE MUSEUM WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. BUT AND I WANT TO TELL YOU, I’LL SEE YOU IN 2025. BACK TO YOU. WELL, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JAKE. WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER EVENTS GOING ON IN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR AS WELL. THE CITY OF LANCASTER AND THE STORMERS WILL BE HOSTING A FREE NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION TONIGHT AT CLIPPER. THERE WILL BE ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING A MECHANICAL BULL, MUSIC, FIREWORKS AND THE RETURN OF THE RED ROSE DROP AT MIDNIGHT FOR THE KIDS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SPECIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN STARTING AT 10 P.M. IN NEW YORK. CREWS ARE GETTING THE WHITE ROSE READY FOR THE NEW YEAR. THE CELEBRATION IN CONTINENTAL SQUARE BEGINS AT 830 THIS EVENING WITH A LIVE MUSIC. THERE WILL ALSO BE A DANCE PARTY, AND THEN THE WHITE ROSE WILL DROP AT THE OLD CITIZENS BANK BUILDING AT MIDNIGHT ON THE DOT. AS WE BRING IN THE NEW YEAR, MANY OF YOU MAY BE CELEBRATING WITH FIREWORKS, BUT IF YOU AREN’T CAREFUL, THEY CAN BE DANGEROUS. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS HAS A SAFETY TIP FROM THE MOUNTVILLE FIRE COMPANY. IT’S NEW YEAR’S EVE, AND ALTHOUGH FIREWORKS CAN BE FUN, YOU WOULDN’T WANT YOUR CELEBRATION TO TURN INTO A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL. THAT’S WHY MOUNTVILLE FIRE COMPANY IS BRINGING YOU SOME SAFETY TIPS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SAFE. NOW HAVE PETER BORELLI JOIN ME? HE’S WITH MOUNTVILLE FIRE COMPANY. PETER, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME BASIC TIPS WHEN IT COMES TO LIGHTING FIREWORKS? SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE DEFINITELY SAFER IS TO STICK TO THE GROUND GAME. THE THINGS THAT ARE SPARKLERS, THE THINGS THAT ARE THE HAND-HELD LITTLE THROWING THINGS ARE THE BEST. OBVIOUSLY YOU DON’T WANT TO TRY AND STAY AWAY FROM YOU WANT TO TRY AND STAY AWAY FROM THE THINGS THAT ARE AIRBORNE, THE ONES THAT LAUNCH. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE THEY’RE GOING TO GO. OBVIOUSLY, TO. ANOTHER BIG TIP IS TO STICK WITH BRAND NAMES. STORES THAT YOU KNOW THAT ARE GOING TO SELL YOU THE QUALITY ITEMS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE HERE. THEY’RE HERE TOMORROW TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOU AFTER THE FACT. AND HOW SHOULD THEY DISPOSE OF FIREWORKS? DISPOSAL IS ALWAYS KEY. SO MAKING SURE THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE LEFT OVER GOES INTO A BUCKET OF WATER AFTER THE EVENT AND STAYS UNDER THE STAYS UNDER WATER UNTIL YOU’RE READY TO THROW IT OUT. THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT ANY EMBERS WILL BE COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED AND WON’T END UP BACK IN ANOTHER TRASH CAN OR IN A DUMPSTER. THANKS, PETER. THOSE ARE SOME GREAT TIPS. WELL, IF YOU PLAN ON LIGHTING FIREWORKS TONIGHT, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT UNTIL 1 A.M. BY LAW HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YEAR’S DAY, 1 A.M. NOT ANY OTHER DAY, BUT NEW YEAR’S DAY. REPORTING HERE IN MOUNTVILLE. I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. FOR A FULL LIST OF NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, JUST HOVER OVER THE QR CODE THAT’S ON YOUR SCREEN. IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE. POLICE IN CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN COUNTY, ARE RELEASING THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE SOUTHGATE MALL ON DECEMBER 18TH. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, THE VICTIM WAS 20 YEAR OLD RAKEEM FLOYD OF CHAMBERSBURG. WITNESSES TOLD POLICE A FIGHT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE THE SHOTS WERE FIRED. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT. POLICE? EXCUSE ME. POLICE IN NEW YORK ARE SEARCHING FOR THIS MAN WHO THEY SAY IS THE SUSPECT IN A THEFT CASE. OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT STOLE FROM A BUSINESS ON THE EAST SIDE OF YORK ON DECEMBER THE 21ST. INVESTIGATORS ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN FIGURING OUT WHO THE SUSPECT IS. PLANS ARE NOW IN PLACE TO HONOR THE LATE FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. NEWS EIGHT’S CHRISTOPHER SALAS REPORTS FROM OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU. FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER WILL HAVE A FUNERAL HERE IN DC NEXT THURSDAY. IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WORLD TO REMEMBER THE LEADER KNOWN FOR HIS CHARACTER AND COMPASSION. PLANS NOW FINALIZED TO COMMEMORATE THE LIFE OF THE GEORGIA PEANUT FARMER, U.S. PRESIDENT, AN AWARD WINNING HUMANITARIAN. MY NAME IS JIMMY CARTER. TRIBUTES AND PREPARATIONS ARE WELL UNDERWAY IN PLAINS, GEORGIA. THAT’S WHERE ON SATURDAY, CARTER WILL BEGIN HIS FINAL JOURNEY AS HIS MOTORCADE DEPARTS TO BEGIN THE STATE FUNERAL. HE WAS A HUGE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I KIND OF TAKE AWAY FROM IT. IT’S IT’S A TIME TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE. CARTER WILL THEN BE MOVED TO ATLANTA, WHERE HE WILL LIE IN REPOSE FOR MOURNERS AT THE CARTER CENTER, ONE OF MANY GROWING MEMORIALS HONORING HIS LEGACY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSPIRATION. THE 39TH PRESIDENT WILL THEN MAKE ONE FINAL TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC TO LIE IN STATE AT THE U.S. CAPITOL. HIS FUNERAL WILL BE AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ON JANUARY 9TH. DECLARED A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING. WE MAY NEVER SEE HIS LIKE AGAIN. WE’D ALL DO WELL TO TRY AND BE A LITTLE MORE LIKE JIMMY CARTER. JIMMY CARTER WILL BE BURIED ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE OF 77 YEARS, ROSALYNN CARTER, IN THEIR HOMETOWN OF PLAINS, GEORGIA.
Police in Cumberland County charge man with home improvement fraud
Updated: 3:05 PM EST Dec 31, 2024
A man is charged with home improvement fraud in Cumberland County.Video above: Headlines from News 8Lower Allen Township police said a resident has a contract from October 2022 showing he made an agreement with Jason Smith, 51, to have him replace a heat pump.The victim wrote Smith a $5,500 check. Smith cashed the check but never returned to the home to complete the project, according to police.The victim said he tried several times to contact Smith, but Smith refused to answer.
A man is charged with home improvement fraud in Cumberland County.
Video above: Headlines from News 8
Lower Allen Township police said a resident has a contract from October 2022 showing he made an agreement with Jason Smith, 51, to have him replace a heat pump.
The victim wrote Smith a $5,500 check. Smith cashed the check but never returned to the home to complete the project, according to police.
The victim said he tried several times to contact Smith, but Smith refused to answer.
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