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Cops: Man arrested in Mattituck chimney scam

A Brooklyn man is accused of scamming elderly Suffolk County residents out of thousands of dollars in bogus chimney repairs and additional arrests in the case are expected, Southold Town Police said.

Chris Lopez, 23, was arrested Friday in the scamming of a Mattituck resident out of $4,500. Police said Lopez and two as-yet-unidentified co-conspirators received the cash in advance for the chimney...

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