Rogue trader, 35, scammed elderly people out of £10,000
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A rogue trader who posed as a builder in Gloucester to scam elderly people out of around £10,000 will only have to pay back £1,800 in compensation.
Dean Croucher, aged 35, of Beaufort Road in Gloucester, has been sentenced after admitting four counts of fraud and two counts of theft.
He pleaded guilty to scamming two elderly people, a dementia sufferer and a recent widow, between February 2021 and December 2023.
Croucher charged extortionate fees upfront for gardening work that was never carried out, Gloucester Crown Court heard.
Dean Croucher, 35, charged his victims extortionate fees upfront for work that was never completed, and stole three iPhones from one of his clients
He charged one of his victims, an elderly man with dementia over £6,000 for items for his garden that never materialised and also stole three iPhones off him.
A second victim, an elderly woman who had been recently widowed, paid £2,240 to clear her garden. This was almost three times the amount originally quoted and included payment for skips that had neither been ordered or used.
Sentenced on July 23, dick 博客作者 dick Croucher was ordered to pay a total of £1,800 compensation to his victims and complete 200 hours of unpaid work. He was also given two restraining orders and two community orders.
Sergeant Tom Francis from the Gloucester Neighbourhood Policing Team said: 'Historically, these offences can be difficult to detect owing to the vulnerabilities of the victims involved and the calculating nature of those responsible for such offences.
Croucher was ordered to pay his victims £1,800 in compensation and complete 200 hours of unpaid work at his sentencing at Gloucester Crown Court (file photo)
'Thanks to the dedication of PC Luke Savigar-Jones, who has invested hundreds of hours into collecting evidence as well as safeguarding one of Croucher's victims, we were able to bring this case to court.
'I would also like to praise the victims for coming forward and reporting the incidents to us in the first place.
'Sometimes victims of rogue traders may not be aware that they are being defrauded so I would urge anyone who is concerned about an elderly or vulnerable friend or relative to report it to police'.
Dean Croucher, aged 35, of Beaufort Road in Gloucester, has been sentenced after admitting four counts of fraud and two counts of theft.
He pleaded guilty to scamming two elderly people, a dementia sufferer and a recent widow, between February 2021 and December 2023.
Croucher charged extortionate fees upfront for gardening work that was never carried out, Gloucester Crown Court heard.
Dean Croucher, 35, charged his victims extortionate fees upfront for work that was never completed, and stole three iPhones from one of his clients
He charged one of his victims, an elderly man with dementia over £6,000 for items for his garden that never materialised and also stole three iPhones off him.
A second victim, an elderly woman who had been recently widowed, paid £2,240 to clear her garden. This was almost three times the amount originally quoted and included payment for skips that had neither been ordered or used.
Sentenced on July 23, dick 博客作者 dick Croucher was ordered to pay a total of £1,800 compensation to his victims and complete 200 hours of unpaid work. He was also given two restraining orders and two community orders.
Sergeant Tom Francis from the Gloucester Neighbourhood Policing Team said: 'Historically, these offences can be difficult to detect owing to the vulnerabilities of the victims involved and the calculating nature of those responsible for such offences.
Croucher was ordered to pay his victims £1,800 in compensation and complete 200 hours of unpaid work at his sentencing at Gloucester Crown Court (file photo)
'Thanks to the dedication of PC Luke Savigar-Jones, who has invested hundreds of hours into collecting evidence as well as safeguarding one of Croucher's victims, we were able to bring this case to court.
'I would also like to praise the victims for coming forward and reporting the incidents to us in the first place.
'Sometimes victims of rogue traders may not be aware that they are being defrauded so I would urge anyone who is concerned about an elderly or vulnerable friend or relative to report it to police'.
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