Crime & Safety

Police: Man Who Bilked Veteran Out Of $17K Also Scammed Arlington Couple

Both the Arlington and Mesquite police departments are asking for the public's help finding 36-year-old Joshua Bell.

ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Arlington police said a suspect who scammed a couple out of $1,200 is the same man who knocked on a Vietnam Veteran’s door in Mesquite offering to repair her roof, and ended up $17,000 richer without fixing a thing.

Both the Arlington and Mesquite police departments are asking for the public’s help finding 36-year-old Joshua Bell.

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