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- Man asks for toilet and burgles Costa Coffee: Cheadle
A thief casually walked into the staff area of a coffee shop in Cheadle and stole property.
It happened at the Costa Coffee on the High Street in Cheadle at about 5pm on Saturday 3 October 2009.
The burglar went into the café and picked up a newspaper.
He then walked to the back of the café and into the staff area.
- Woman duped by bogus mobility accessory salesman: Rushden
Police are appealing for information following a distraction burglary that took place in Chichele Court, North Street between 12.30pm and 2.30pm on Thursday 4th March.
The offender entered the victim's home claiming to be selling mobility accessories.
he distracted the victim by asking her to make him a cup of coffee.
- Woman, 86, locked in her home after bogus policeman steals handbag: Rugby
A burglar purporting to be a police officer pushed his way into to an elderly woman's home in the Ashlawn area of Rugby, stole her bag and left her locked inside her property.
The man, wearing a dark zip up jacket approached the 86 year old woman while she was putting some rubbish out at shortly before 10pm on Wednesday 3 March.
- Bogus workman cons man in his eighties: Loughborough
Officers in Loughborough have released an Eigan fit image of a man they are trying to trace following the report of a distraction burglary in Durham Road.
The incident happened at about 11.20am on Friday February 26, when a man entered the victim's home, through his front door, claiming he was there to fit a new back door.
- Distraction robbery at jeweller's shop, CCTV issued: Aldershot
Officers have released CCTV images following a burglary at an Aldershot jewellery shop on Friday, February 19.
At 1.50pm, a man entered Centre Antiques and Jewellers in the Wellington Centre and started viewing the display cabinets.
A second man then entered the store and began talking to a member of staff.
- Bogus Neighbourhood Watch visitors rob 87-year-old woman, e-fit issued: Bracknell
Thames Valley Police has released an E-fit image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a distraction burglary in Bracknell.
At about 7pm on Friday 12 February, an 87-year-old woman found two men in her house in Bullbrook Drive, Bullbrook, who are believed to have entered via a side door.
- 91-year-old woman falls victim to bogus caller: Aberdeen
Grampian Police is investigating after a report of a bogus caller in the Ruthrieston area of Aberdeen, about 9.30pm on Thursday 25 February 2010.
The man attended at the home of a 91 year old woman and explained that he was there to check the clarity of the water.
He ran taps in the kitchen and searched through the kitchen cupboards.
- Man steals from 87-year-old woman who offered him shelter: Chadderton
A woman had her purse stolen after she offered a man shelter from the cold in Chadderton.
At around 3pm on Monday 22 February 2010, a man claiming he was waiting for a friend approached the 87-year-old woman's home on Butterworth Lane.
He convinced the woman to let him inside so he could get warm.
- £2,000 stolen from 93-year-old in distraction burglary: Caterham-on-the-Hill
Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses after a 93-year-old woman had approximately £2,000 stolen from her home following a distraction burglary.
The incident happened between 11am and 2pm on, Thursday, 18 February when the elderly lady returned to her home in Westway, Caterham-on-the-Hill.
- Spate of distraction burglaries, Police hunt two women: Harlow
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Detectives in Harlow are asking for the public's help to identify two women who are conning their way into older people's homes in order to steal.
The duo has so far knocked on four homes in the Harlow area stating that their car had broken down and asking for a jug of water.
- Bogus 'meals on wheels' delivery cons 81-year-old man: West Haddon
Police are appealing for witnesses following a distraction burglary, which occurred in Northampton Road, West Haddon, between 8.00pm and 8.30pm on Wednesday 17 February.
A male offender knocked on the door of an 81-year-old man stating ‘meals on wheels hot or cold'.
- Bogus official steals pension money and collection of £1 coins: Atherstone
Police in Atherstone are warning householders to be on their guard against bogus callers following a distraction burglary at an address in Bank Road.
A man claiming to be working for Severn Trent Water called at the address on Thursday afternoon (18 February) at around 3 o'clock.
He said he needed to check the water supply.
- Elderly residents targeted by distraction burglars: Dudley
Elderly residents in Dudley have again been targeted by distraction burglars this week.
A further four incidents were reported on Tuesday 9 February and Wednesday 10 February, in the Coseley, Gornal, Quarry Bank and Stourbridge areas.
- Bogus water board officials rob 79-year-old man: Middleton
Police are warning residents in Middleton to be extra vigilant after a bogus official burglary.
At about 11am on Tuesday 9 February 2010, a man called at a house on Kenyon Lane and told the 79-year-old man who lived there that he was from the water board.
He told him that he had come to check the water and they went into the kitchen.
- Photographic equipment, laptop and MP3 taken in burglary, e-fit: Tilehurst
Thames Valley Police has released an E-fit of a man it would like to trace in connection with a distraction burglary in Tilehurst.
At around 3.30 pm on 23 November 2009, a distraction burglary took place in Park Crescent.
A man knocked on the victim's door and offered to sell her tarmac for her drive.
He kept her talking for around 10 minutes.