{"id":230729,"date":"2026-03-22T02:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/230729\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T02:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T02:14:09","slug":"sheriffs-office-warns-of-possible-asphalt-paving-scam-in-fresno-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/230729\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff\u2019s office warns of possible asphalt paving scam in Fresno County"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office warns the public about a possible asphalt paving scam targeting residents with offers of discounted driveway work.<\/p>\n

The Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Office said it has received information about individuals posing as contractors who approach homeowners door-to-door and offer driveway paving services at a discount.<\/p>\n

These contractors have been reported more in the area of Shaver Lake.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office urged residents not to do business with them.<\/p>\n

Doing so could result in victims paying upfront, having no work completed, ending up with poor-quality work, or being pressured to pay more money than was verbally agreed upon after the job begins.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office also advised residents to be skeptical of any business conducting door-to-door sales.<\/p>\n

It is recommended to seek out contractors on your own and verify they are licensed and insured through the California Contractors State License Board. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Residents are also encouraged to require a written contract that includes the company\u2019s name, address, phone number, license number, and a detailed scope of work.<\/p>\n

It is recommended to avoid cash payments and use a check or credit card to ensure there is a record of the transaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office warns the public about a possible asphalt paving scam…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-230729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}