Police worked quickly to track down the supplies, which were reported missing from a job site on Oct. 3.

The remains were reportedly found in a home that was vacant for a year, according to Jacksonville police.

A suspected burglar in Patterson, Calif., was caught after a failed attempt to rappel from a business’s roof.  

Montana roofing contractor William Dunmire, twice convicted of fraud, is now facing felony theft by deception and misdemeanor deceptive business practices charges in Yellowstone County, Mont., after allegedly bilking a Billings resident out of thousands of dollars for roofing work he failed to complete. 

One roofer in Dublin, Ireland, apparently decided if he was not going to get paid for his work, the owners of the house he worked on would be unable to enjoy it either.

Two individuals were arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire from a school building's air conditioning unit in North Memphis, Tenn., and were also found to possess drug paraphernalia; both are set to appear in court on August 7. 

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office charged a San Jose, Calif. contractor with committing insurance fraud amounting to $460,000 three years after a fatal accident involving company trucks, where one employee died. 

A group of men posing as a roofing crew from a reputable Twin Cities roofing concern has been using false credentials to access homes and wreak thousands of dollars in roof damage.

Deputies in Charlotte County, Fla., are investigating the theft of more than $14,000 of roofing material stolen from a condo association at the end of May.

A man in Williamsburg County, S.C., was arrested last week after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly man’s home safe after completing work on his roof, according to the local sheriff’s office.