Theft is a crime that hurts victims in multiple ways. Even when the thieves are apprehended, recovering what has been stolen is difficult, and often impossible.
Community members are rallying behind an 80-year-old disabled Navy veteran in Homestead after police said she was scammed by a pair of remodelers who left her kitchen in ruins.
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Homestead police were seeking more potential victims after they said a husband-wife pair of unlicensed contractors defrauded an 80-year-old disabled Navy veteran out of $10,000 for a fraudulent remodeling job and left her kitchen in ruins.