South Portland police say a woman who was advertising an apartment on Craigslist and then collecting security deposits from prospective tenants didn’t own or manage the property – the South Portland Housing Authority did.
South Portland police received two complaints Wednesday from victims saying they responded to the Craigslist ad for an apartment on Grandview Avenue.
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One of the victims arranged to meet the woman, Lisa Hinerman, 26, who police described as a Portland-area transient, at a Portland hotel this morning. Instead officers met Hinerman and charged her with two counts of felony theft by deception. Hinerman has a lengthy criminal history including for theft, police said.
Police say the total loss from the alleged scam is $1,800.
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