Police have arrested six men in connection to reports of rogue traders operating in Beaconsfield.
Police say the men knocked on the door of a property in Reynolds Road yesterday and told the elderly occupant that his home needed new guttering and fascias which would cost about £25,000.
The men started removing the guttering and said they would come back this morning to finish the job – where they were picked up by police and Trading Standards.
Deputy Inspector Mark Lynch said: “The man was correct to alert a neighbour as he didn’t feel comfortable with the situation.
As soon as the neighbour phoned the police we informed Trading Standards and assisted them in arresting the men when they came to finish off the work this morning.”
The arrested men are 21, 26, 26, 34, 40 and 45 years old. They are currently in police custody.
Martin Woodley from Oxfordshire County Council’s Trading Standards added: “There has been fantastic co-operation between Thames Valley Police, and the trading standards teams at Oxfordshire County Council and Buckinghamshire County Council to get us to this stage in what is an ongoing investigation.
This is proof to the general public that agencies that aim to set out to safeguard them are working together in a co-ordinated way.
