Beware of Scam Artists!!

People like this give many reputable companies in our industry a bad name.  Please be aware of what could happen if you hire the wrong person to do your job.  Check references, check with the BBB, and check with suppliers to be certain the company you are hiring is reputable.

HOLLIS – A man who is accused of stealing more than $25,000 from an elderly resident in a roofing scam may have fled to Florida and restarted his construction business, police said.

Hollis Police have information that Craig Ehrlich, 42, may have simply renamed his company and could be doing business in the Sunshine State after skipping a court hearing in Nashua last year, police Sgt. Richard Mello said Friday.

But police aren’t entirely sure Ehrlich – a former Pelham resident – is in Florida, and are asking anyone in this area who may have information about his whereabouts to help locate him.

Ehrlich’s business was known in New Hampshire as I&C Contracting. But it may now be known as “Roofing by I&C Contracting,” or some variation, Mello said.

Ehrlich is charged with two felony counts of theft after having an elderly resident pay more than $25,000 for housing repair work that never happened, Mello said.

In 2008, Ehrlich promised a series of repairs, including extensive roofing work, to the man’s home, Mello said. The man paid Ehrlich’s business with several deposits, Mello said.

But Ehrlich did “almost none of the work,” Mello said.

The man several times asked Ehrlich when the work would be conducted, Mello said. But Ehrlich offered “more excuses – one after another,” Mello said.

In September, Hollis Police arrested Ehrlich and charged him with two felony counts of theft. He was arraigned in Nashua District Court and released on $2,000 cash surety bail.

But Ehrlich failed to appear at a subsequent court hearing, and it’s believed he fled New Hampshire, Mello said.

Anyone with information about Ehrlich is asked to call Hollis Police at 465-7637.

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/791272-196/police-search-for-contractor-who-skipped-out.html?i=1