Crime
Police trace possible suspect in distraction burglaries
The first victim was an 84-year-old woman
Police have found the man they want to speak after an 84-year-old woman, and two other victims, were targeted by a distraction burglar.
Police had released CCTV images of the man.
The first victim, an 84-year-old woman, was followed to her home from a laundrette in Werrington at about 2pm on 19 October last year.
A man offered to walk home with her and stayed at the property for a number of hours before a relative arrived and asked him to leave.
The following day, another relative noticed money was missing from the victim’s handbag.
On Saturday, 27 January, the victim’s family noticed a man loitering at the property on a doorbell camera and told him to leave, which he did.
On Wednesday, 31 January, a man followed a 67-year-old man from a bus stop to his home in Gatenby and let himself inside.
The man left once the police were called and nothing was taken.
