Authorities said 38-year-old Randy Pearce was arrested Friday. Court records allege the incidents occurred in late March, with the investigation beginning in mid-April.
The caller then typically asks for payment in gift cards or cryptocurrency. In this case, the resident didn't fall for the scam, but Lieutenant Fisher said others have in the past.
The building, which contains about 40 apartments and was home to more than 100 residents, has been deemed "uninhabitable," according to the Autumn Ridge property management company.
100 people displaced after fire at South Jersey apartment complex
Over a hundred residents are without a home Saturday after a 3-alarm fire broke out in an apartment complex in Gloucester Township, New Jersey.
John Stollsteimer III also took the oath as deputy chief of police.