RCMP investigates fraud at Shears Building Supplies in Deer Lake

RCMP is investigating a fraud that occurred at Shears Building Supplies in Deer Lake. Various building materials, including bundles of shingles, siding and siding accessories, were fraudulently obtained.

On February 26, police received the report from the business identifying a fraud that had occurred in November of 2024. On November 25, three males attended the building supply store and fraudulently obtained various building supplies. They departed in a white GMC truck with a utility trailer in tow.

The materials, valued at nearly $15,000.00, included:

Bundles of IKO Marathon Plus Dual black shingles

Bundles of KAYCAN siding - colors Cabot red and Boulder grey

Police believe the supplies may have been sold by those who obtained them and are looking to identify and speak with those who may have purchased these products. The investigation is continuing.