Cedar Rapids Man Took Derecho Repair Jobs And Money, But Did Not Do The Work, Police Say

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man faces multiple counts of theft after authorities said he took money for multiple derecho repair jobs and never followed through with the repairs. According to the criminal complaint, Wayne C. Gott, 37, is charged with two counts of first-degree theft and two counts of second-degree theft after he “engaged in a pattern of thefts by deception by entering agreements to perform substantial home repair work for four complainants after the August derecho.”Cedar Rapids police said they began receiving complaints about Gott in November.