CRIME: Police make St. Catharines ‘paving scam’ arrest

Bullet News

ST. CATHARINES – Niagara Regional Police have made an arrest in connection with what they are calling a “paving scam.”

The arrest was made Tuesday.

Investigators say they identified a person who was allegedly collecting money from residents in St. Catharines for paving jobs that were not completed.

Paul Henhawk, 48, of St. Catharines, is charged with fraud under $5000, attempt to commit a dual procedure offence, breach of probation and fail to comply with a recognizance of bail.

The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

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John Robbins, an award-winning multimedia journalist, joined Bullet News as a staff writer in January 2011. He was named editor in April 2013. The veteran reporter worked in Niagara and Fort Erie for more than a decade, using his investigative skills in a wide range of beats, including local politics, health/environment, education, business and tourism. His writing has earned him six Ontario Newspaper Awards Robbins, born and raised in Niagara Falls, studied at Emmanuel Bible College and Brock University before graduating from the Journalism-Print program at Niagara College, where he earned several scholarships and awards. During his 11 years as a reporter at the Niagara Falls Review, Robbins, who was Fort Erie bureau chief from 2002-2006, was instrumental in bringing video and e-reporting skills into daily practice at the newspaper and helped build its web and social media audiences. In 2009, Robbins received an appointment to journalism-print advisory committee at Niagara College. Robbins lives in Ridgeway.