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Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
York County man accused of stealing almost $11K meant for house work
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A York County man was charged Monday with stealing nearly $11,000 from a couple who paid him to do roofing work, according to charging documents. According to the charges filed, Thomas Gettys, 66, of Dover, is expected to turn himself in after police said he cashed the checks he was given that were supposed to be used to buy materials but he never started any work. When Gettys was hired in spring 2024 by the couple, he was supposed to do different kinds of home improvement work, more specifically siding and metal roofing, Fairview Township Police said in the charges. Three different checks were written out to Gettys for materials. Police said after the second check was written to him for additional materials, he asked for a third check because he claimed he got the wrong materials. The checks were given to him from March to November, and as of this date he has yet even to start any work, police said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now He allegedly cashed a total of $10,993.87 from the checks. According to the charges, Gettys lied to the couple, telling them that he had an order placed at an Amish siding company in Coatesville. However, when the couple called to see if Gettys did placed an order, they found out he did not. Gettys then allegedly called the victims, posing as a representative from the company stating they did not have drivers to make a delivery. It was determined that the number that called them was from Gettys' work phone after checking with the York County Housing Authority, police said. Gettys agreed to give the couple their money back by March 15 when he spoke with police, but the couple called the next day saying they did not have their money. Gettys told police he fell behind financially and did not have the money. Police said he agreed to turn himself in on Friday. Gettys faces felony charges of theft and receiving advance payment for services and failed to perform. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Rock Hill moving forward with policy preventing people from living in hotels
Rock Hill's mayor says they're having a problem that city leaders can't ignore, and a new policy aimed at preventing people from living in hotels just took a step forward. The proposed crackdown on the length of time guests can stay in Rock Hill hotels and motels has sparked a lot of concern. 'What are we gonna do about those people, we just can't kick them out of places when they need somewhere to go,' said Natasha Jones, an advocate for the unhoused. Mayor John Gettys says taxpayers funder $20 million for improvements in the area, and they have to give a return on the investment. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Rock Hill plans to crack down on homeless people living in hotels Plan to keep Rock Hill homeless population out of hotels to be reconsidered On Monday night, city council members voted to allow the proposed ordinance to move further along in the process, despite the city's planning commission voting to reject it. 'This ordinance was not written for homeless people, though there was a provocative headline that led everybody to believe that was the case,' Gettys said. If approved, the ordinance would prevent hotel stays longer than 30 days, require renters to allow room inspections, and prevent York County residents from renting rooms with exterior doors. 'It cleans up an area of our community so those staying in hotels, whether short term or longer term, are safe,' Gettys said. The mayor says it's clear hotels in the Cherry Road and Dave Lyle Boulevard corridors have public safety issues. 'You have over four calls a day every day for two years on average in this half-a-mile area,' Gettys said. 'You have about one use of Narcan that we can track per week.' Some of the hotels in that area received over 200 calls for police service last year. The calls were for things like drug overdoses, fights, and assaults. 'If you see, most of the calls are coming from Quality Inn, why, because I would always like to let officers know if any small activities are going on,' Gettys said. One motel owner says she's most concerned how a few bad actors may impact the unhoused families she is trying to be there for. 'Those families actually need us, and if the 30-days rules were applied, they're going to face a big difficulty,' she said. The proposed ordinance would give unhoused people more time to stay as long as they are in a program to eventually find permanent housing. For any future hotels built in Rock Hill, all guest room doors will have to face the hotel's interior. Limits on maximum lengths of stay would also extend to campgrounds. The next step is to have a second reading of the proposed ordinance. It could be a couple of months before that is scheduled. Before that happens, city officials will meet with hotel owners, motel owners, and community advocates to work on potential changes. (VIDEO: Parents upset over possible cancelation of virtual teaching program in Rock Hill)
