Woman charged with distraction thefts on elderly victims in Droitwich - The Droitwich Standard

Woman charged with distraction thefts on elderly victims in Droitwich

Droitwich Editorial 21st Jun, 2017   0

A DROITWICH woman has been charged with distraction burglaries on two elderly women.

The 31-year-old is set to appear in court today (Wednesday) where a remand to prison has been requested by the police.

The first burglary was on June 12 where the woman approached a property in Vines Mews, asking for help.

The occupier allowed her to use her telephone and whilst in the property she stole a purse.




The second burglary was committed on June 19 in Ploughman’s Walk and on this occasion she again asked for help in order to gain access to the property and stole a purse.

Both victims were elderly.


Sgt Sarah Kent of Droitwich Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: “These are, thankfully, quite a rare type of offence but please make sure you remind elderly friends and relatives to be vigilant.”

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