Movers Arrested For Assualt

July 9, 2010 by admin
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You have to be very careful who you hire to move you. Rogue movers especially will hire the dregs of society. There are many instances where rogue movers have been found to have hired sex offenders, thieves, murders etc. And you have to remember these people will know where you live and what kind of possessions you have. Do really want to have that kind of person move you? I know I wouldn’t.

Well here is a recent news article you may find interesting. It is a story of how two moving laborers attacked their foreman after they broke a customers furniture.

Well here it is:

Movers charged after beating

Broken furniture leads to jail trip for movers

Date published: 7/1/2010

BY KEITH EPPS

An incident that started with a dropped dresser ended with two movers in jail, Stafford authorities said.

Sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy said Deputy Brian Miller went to the Hampton Oaks subdivision Monday in response to a reported assault in progress.

He found a man sitting on a lawn on Brittany Lane holding a white towel to his bleeding head. Rescue workers were tending to him.

Kennedy said the victim was the foreman of a moving company crew. A co-worker told police that the attack began about 5 p.m. after two workers dropped a dresser, causing one of its legs to break off.

The foreman was aggravated and got more upset when the two workers began laughing, according to the police report. The foreman then called his manager and told him what had happened.

Kennedy said this infuriated the workers, who called the foreman a “snitch” and began pummeling him with their fists.

The victim picked up a hammer to defend himself but dropped the hammer and was beaten with a chain. The suspects then broke the victim’s phone before leaving the area.

The deputy found the suspects in the area of Mine Road and Northampton Boulevard. After talking with them, he took them into custody, Kennedy said.

Esteban Heredia, 50, of Brooklyn was charged with malicious wounding and vandalism.

Jesse Rasary, 44, of the Bronx was charged with assault. Both men were placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail.

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Moving Scams And Identity Theft

January 20, 2010 by admin
Filed under Moving Tips and Advice, Moving scams

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It is known that moving scam companies will hire criminals and sex offenders as I have already reported on. Now you can add to that mix identity theft.

I found this great article about a new threat to using moving scammers. Check it out below:

As if there weren’t enough worries about identity theft in this era high-tech, password/encrypted technology, we have to remind ourselves that identity theft still happens because of the hard technology and documents you expose to the world.

Consider the case of William Pollock, a young man from Texas who was looking to find a solid moving company to help move his family to Pennsylvania.

Pollock shopped around for a few different movers, as most of us would do, and when he wasn’t happy with their price quotes, he turned to Craigslist. There he found Moo-Ving.com, a company with a professional enough web site and, what’s more attractive, a far lower price quote.

Caveat emptor. As it turned out, the company took Pollock’s $5,000 in upfront cash and started making demands, telling him that they wouldn’t move his belongings unless he paid their fees. Eventually the company stored his belongings in a secret location, essentially holding his private property hostage.

This kind of theft isn’t as cut and dry as “routine” identity theft. You know not to give out your credit card number unless the person taking it has a good reputation and the interaction is secure. But what about private dealings with companies that appear to have good web sites?

List of Red Flags

Let’s consider some of the red flags Pollock could have considered:

* He found the moving companies on Craigslist rather than through more traditional methods.
* He didn’t do a lot of research into the reputation of the company.
* He paid upfront in cash.

All of these elements, put together with a company like Moo-Ving.com, spelled disaster.

How to Protect Yourself

How can you avoid this type of mistake? Simple: work with reputatable businesses when you entrust your belongings to someone else, and make sure that you pay after a job is well done, not before.

If you’ve become a victim of a company like this, you can turn to MoveRescue – an organization funded by some of the larger moving companies that provides legal help and assistance to consumers stuck in this situation.

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Illegal Movers Hire Sex Offenders And Criminals

November 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under Moving Company Reviews, Moving News, Moving scams

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When you hire illegal rogue movers you are not only taking a risk of being scammed, but you are also letting known sex offenders and convicted criminals know where you live.

Illegal movers (also called “rogue movers”) often hire the cheapest labor they can find. Many of these labors are sex offenders and criminals. And we are not talking about minor offenses either people; we are talking major felonies.

Recently a state agency did a sting of movers and what they found was appalling. Here is what they found:

[M]any of the subjects who posed as movers had felony convictions. Some of the crimes were Rape I, Robbery II, Assault IV, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, and drug charges. Two were registered sex offenders.

You may not be aware of these little things, but you cannot trust the workers of illegal movers. These people have already demonstrated a lack of morals and ethics, so what is preventing them from stealing from you? Are you moving with young children?

…You may want to re-think hiring those low-baller illegal rogue movers.

Here in Michigan I have reported several moving companies that may not be your first option to hire. These guys have all proven (to me) that they are lawless, and in my research I have found some horrifying facts…

Greater Michigan Movers: The owner Mike has a criminal record. Last year the police raided his home and confiscated his computer because it was filled with child porn.

AAfordable Movers: They are also pimps. Google their phone number and you’ll find several listings for hookers that they placed on Craigslist and Backpage. They call themselves “Angel’s Angels”.

A Better Move: A good portion of their labor force are criminals. It has been reported that they even had hire one individual that was on a tether (ankle bracelet.)

And this is just starting to scratch the surface.

There is tons of dirt I could shovel at you, but I believe you get the picture.

So what you need to do is hire legitimate moving companies. Licensed and insured companies have to put their work force through background checks. Of course that doesn’t mean it is full-proof but you are better served and can rest easier knowing that you are getting the best.

I wrote this not to scare you, but to inform you. Now that you know the truth you can avoid these illegal movers and have a stress free move.