. >> reporter: police have charged this man, christopher clur in two of the investigations. he allegedly took a $300 down payment for work he never did. he's accused of making this hole in a piece of wood on the roof of a woman's home and then allegedly telling her a tree limb had damaged her roof. david hills is her son-in-law. >> to me it looks like they bashed it in with a hammer or hatchet and stuck a tree limb through it and took a picture with their cell phone and that's what they used to convince her she needed repairs right away. >> reporter: he allegedly told her he was doing work the area when he noticed this tree limb. >> they didn't have any business card or a ladder. they borrowed her stepladder to get to the roof. >> reporter: she agreed to pay the man more than $2100 for a repair in put an old shingle -- ironically they put it on a way that any rain that fell on that roof would leak under the house. nice touch. >> reporter: police are warning residents to be ware and don't feel pressured to hire a repairman that offers a quick fix. >> scammers are hoping to in