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Police investigate home repair scam attempt

NORTH AURORA – North Aurora police continue to investigate an attempted home repair scam that occurred Jan. 19.

The incident happened about 10:30 a.m. in the 100 block of South River Road at the home of a 78-year-old woman. According to North Aurora police, a man came to the woman’s door and offered to repair her driveway by fixing the cracks and resurfacing the driveway with a “new type of coating,” not blacktop.

He said the work would cost $1,000 and would come with an eight-year guarantee.

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