Man’s been impersonating Bruins owner to avoid payments: cops

A 37-year old man who posed as the owner of the Boston Bruins in order to receive discounts from fans has been charged in Connecticut with criminal impersonation.

Authorities said White Plains, N.Y., native Jeffrey Jacobs used the similarity of his name with Bruins’ owner Jeremy Jacobs to scam a tree-removal service, according to the Norwalk Hour. The owner of the service told police he went to Jeffrey Jacobs’ house in the middle of a storm because he was a Bruins fan and sent a $5,100 bill to the Bruins’ owner.

In a separate incident, Jeffrey Jacobs told an officer he owned the Bruins, police said, in an ill-fated attempt to get out of a traffic ticket last year.

Jeremy Jacobs has owned the Bruins since 1975 and is the chairman of Delaware North, a food service company that was started by his father and two uncles. Delaware North’s security department reportedly complained to police about the incident, which eventually led to an arrest warrant.

Jeffrey Jacobs was arrested in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., last week after being pulled over for using his phone while driving and was transferred to the Wilton, Conn. Police Department. He was released on a $5,000 bond.