LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Police are searching for a man and woman who allegedly posed as tree cutters and scammed Lafayette residents out of money.

Sgt. Kyle Soriez said the suspects, Chasity Touchet, 36, and Daniel Littlejohn, 32, approached residents offering to trim or remove trees and asked for a payment up front.

Touchet and Littlejohn allegedly told then the victims they needed to buy more tools or pick up another worker then leave without performing any work, according to police.

The two suspects have been seen in both light and dark colored pickup trucks with an open trailer attached.

They are wanted for charges including theft of the assets of an aged person.

Anyone with any information about the suspects’ whereabouts is asked to call Lafayette Police or Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS.