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   Two men from England are in federal custody on suspicion of posing as local   
   construction contractors and deliberately damaging homes in the Twin Cities to   
   secure business, according to authorities.   
      
   The Minnetonka Police Department said the suspects were identified by the U.S.   
   Department of Homeland Security and arrested Tuesday afternoon. Two teenagers   
   traveling with the adults have been taken into protective custody, according   
   to police.   
      
   Police began investigating Monday when a homeowner reported concerns regarding   
   contractors offering to repair the chimney on her home, according to a news   
   release from the Minnetonka Police Department.   
      
   The woman told police the crew had shown her photos of the damage and she   
   later found broken chimney pieces on the ground in her backyard.   
      
   According to police, the homeowner contacted the company listed on a   
   handwritten invoice, Advantage Construction, and discovered the work crew had   
   no connection to the local firm.   
      
   Authorities were waiting to take the suspects into custody when they returned   
   to the woman's home Tuesday.   
      
   “The individual in this case did what we want people to do,” Minnetonka   
   Police Captain Andy Gardner stated in a news release. “She asked the work   
   crew for identification and more information. When it didn’t make sense, she   
   called the police.”   
      
   Police are currently working with other law enforcement agencies and local   
   contractors in the Twin Cities determine the scope of the allegations and   
   extent of the damage.   
      
   "In many of the cases, homeowners say they were visited by people offering   
   free roof inspections," the news release states. "The contractors returned   
   with photos of damage they insisted needed to be repaired and sometimes   
   offered to drive the homeowners    
   to the bank to provide payment."   
      
   Gardner encourages anyone working with contractors to hold off on signing any   
   contracts until the company information and state license can be verified.   
      
   Police also advise against paying for repairs in cash.   
      
   https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/feds-arrest-men-suspec   
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