BSO undercover sting targets unlicensed contractors
By:
Diane C. Lade, Sun Sentinel
A man in a tropical print shirt is buying a foreclosed Cooper City home for his daughter. She stands nearby, in the gutted kitchen, as her dad discusses renovations with a contractor he's contacted through online classifieds.
The father writes down the jobs they've negotiated on a sheet of notebook paper. They have just agreed on a price -- when a bedroom door bangs open and two men in black bulletproof vests storm shouting into the kitchen.
"Broward Sheriff's Office!"
The contractor – who, it turns out, is unlicensed -- is handcuffed and hauled away.
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