Thursday, January 6, 2022

Chimney Cleaning Company Allegedly Defrauds Homeowner near Pine Grove

The Pennsylvania State Police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating an incident where a homeowner was defrauded out of money by a chimney cleaning service.

According to Troopers, on December 30th, 2021, police responded to Circle Drive in Pine Grove Township for a theft of services.

The victim told Troopers that he paid the owner of Dr. Chimney $1,090 electronically to perform chimney maintenance in September and the job was never started.

State Police continue to investigate the incident.  Anyone else with information on the incident or may have had a similar experience should call the Schuylkill Haven Barracks at (570) 754-4600.