Do you have a story that needs to be investigated? 7 On Your Side Investigates at Eyewitness News want to hear from you!
It could have been prevented in the first place. That's what some county leaders in Queens are saying after two accused squatters took over a home in Bayside.
Detectives with the Queen's District Attorney's Office handcuffed and arrested Vernon Glass and Lusascha Taylor at the Bayside home Thursday morning.
Some everyday New Yorkers say they've been overpaying their property taxes and having trouble getting their money back.
Some people living in a Queens neighborhood worry they have a squatter on their hands.
Not only is this a high-tech scam, but the people behind it are also using the identity of a real person without his knowledge to pull it off.