A New Alexandria tree trimmer, who appeared for a hearing Friday for allegedly scamming an elderly Hempfield couple out of $1,800, left in handcuffs after Westmoreland County detectives charged him in connection with five other theft cases involving home-improvement fraud.

Eugene C. Askey, 39, was arraigned before Jeannette District Judge Joseph DeMarchis on multiple charges of theft by deception, deceptive business practices and violations of the home-improvement consumer protection act.

He was jailed when he failed to post a $25,000 cash bond on the five new cases filed by Detective Randy Gardner.

It's a shame, but all of these victims are elderly. Once we began investigating this, we continued hearing from more people who were victims, said Detective Thomas Horan, who filed the original complaint.

Askey appeared for a scheduled hearing on the original case before Hempfield District Judge Mark Mansour. Askey, who is accused of taking $1,800 in June for tree removal work that never was never done on a couple's property on Route 136, waived his right to a preliminary hearing.

Afterward, Gardner arrested Askey on nearly identical complaints involving an alleged scam in Penn Township, two in Latrobe, one in Unity Township and one in Hempfield.

Detectives said Askey collected about $14,000 between June and October for promised work that was never completed.

We think there may be more victims out there who we haven't heard from, Horan said.

In some cases, Askey would accept deposits for tree removal, but they were never removed. In other complaints, Gardner alleges that the victims would contract for stump removal, but Askey would only cover up the stumps with debris he left behind from the tree trimming.

In another case, Askey removed two trees from a residence and returned a few days later to tell the consumer that 11 other trees needed to be removed because they were infested with ants, Gardner reported in an affidavit of probable cause.

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PHILADELPHIA has a problem with too many unwanted and overgrown trees, which could prove hazardous to people, a City Council committee was told yesterday.

Due to budget constraints, there is a backlog of 3,161 tree-removal requests and a backlog of 9,796 requests for tree pruning, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis said during an information hearing convened by Council's Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.

"The facts are, we are behind," said DiBerardinis, who laid the blame on the department's inadequate budget.

"To provide some historical context, at its height, during fiscal year '02 and fiscal year '03, the department's pruning and removal budget was more than it is now. Since then, these resources have been in steady decline," he said.

Cynthia Kishinchand, coordinator of East Falls Tree Tenders, a community group that cares for trees, called on Council and Mayor Nutter to come up with the funds needed to prevent dangerous trees and branches from falling on people, property and roads.

"You and the mayor share a grave responsibility to protect the well-being of your constituents, all 1.5 million of us. I am confident you will allot the necessary funds now and in the future," she said.

While falling trees pose a danger, "there's a greater hidden danger below ground, because I have experienced that," testified Southwest Philly resident Bernard Curtis, who told the committee about more than $4,400 in damage to the infrastructure of his Suffolk Place home from tree roots connected to a tree planted on a city-owned sidewalk.

"I realize that my name goes on a list and healthy trees may not be a priority for removal, but when trees create unsafe conditions or eye sores, we must take into consideration the property owner," Curtis said.

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Highway 224 has been closed roughly between mileposts 31 and 38 since the 36 Pit Fire, which burned east of Estacada for over a month this fall.

The fire burned away undergrowth from the steep slopes bordering the highway and heavy rains intensified the areas instability.

The highway remained closed to the general public, but ODOT workers escorted nearby residents and workers (with identification) through the closure area during daylight hours.

Landslides on Nov. 5 and 6 near Milepost 36 buried both lanes of the highway and pushed a rock-containment fence out into the roadway.

Escorts were temporarily halted, but have since resumed piloting approved residents and workers through the closure area during daylight hours.

Timber Lake Job Corps students have returned after being sent home in mid-November when staff deemed the blocked highway and threat of a snow storm a safety risk.

Kimberly Dinwiddie, an ODOT public information officer, said that a contractor is working to prepare the guardrail and geologists are continuing to assess the slope conditions and rock fall risk.

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