Generator Scammer Arrested: Trumbull PD

TRUMBULL, CT — A man who scammed a Trumbull resident out of $4,000 was arrested, according to police. John Mech, 56, was recently arrested by Stamford, Trumbull and Westport Police after he scammed several people throughout Fairfield County into thinking he would install home generators.

Mech was hired in August 2013 to install a generator. A woman called the customer to say Mech would deduct $500 from the bill if the victim wrote out a $4,000 check. The victim obliged, police said.

By November the work hadn't been done despite the victim trying to contact Mech several times, police said. An arrest warrant was drafted.

Mech was arrested at a Connecticut courthouse on Sept. 19 for the Trumbull charges, which include third-degree larceny and offering to perform craftsman work without a license.

Mech was taken into custody in Seaside, Oregon after being stopped for illegal fishing on Sept. 15, according to Westport Police. He was extradited to Connecticut by Stamford Police for six counts of third-degree larceny and four counts of home improvement violations. Westport Police have also charged Mech.

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