2012-01-26 / Local News

Woman charged with snowplow fraud

Town of Tonawanda police notified The Bee on Tuesday that a woman has been arrested in connection with fraud complaints from area residents.

Terry Lyn Jarvis, 43, of Cleveland Drive in Cheektowaga, has been charged with two counts of petit larceny and one count of scheme to defraud in the first degree in connection with what police describe as fraudulent snowplowing contracts.

She was taken into custody on Monday at her home after allegedly refusing previous requests to turn herself in.

Cheektowaga police Capt. James Speyer said the department is currently running “several investigations” into Jarvis, who has been arrested on similar cases in the past. He added that since Tonawanda police made the arrest, several more Cheektowaga residents have issued complaints against Jarvis.

Several other jurisdictions have contacted the Tonawanda Police Department to follow up on similar complaints about Jarvis. The status of those cases is unknown at this time.

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