Police urge vigilance against con artists

Wellesley public safety officials are warning citizens to be vigilant of home improvement contractor scams and house burglaries, crimes that spike in the spring and summer seasons. Police said con artists will sometimes knock on a resident's door and offer to repave their driveway or do other similar work, only to find a "mistake" that will cost the resident thousands of dollars. Burglars are also known to distract residents and gain access to their house by posing as utility workers, or having ...