Thieves Target Elderly At Home

An elderly couple have been robbed in their home after a bogus caller forced entry.

The caller forced their way into the pensioners’ home at Cedarhill house, Antrim, at about 12:40 on Wednesday claiming he was worried about youths stealing in the area. He then stole money.

The caller has been described as being in his 50s and was wearing a flat cap, a dark coat and grey trousers at the time of the incident.

Meanwhile elsewhere in a separate incident two men posing as water service workers have robbed an elderly woman in Newtownards.

The pair called to the house in the Scrabo Road area at about 13:00 GMT on Tuesday.

After getting into the woman's home the men stole cash and left.

One of the robbers was described as being in his 30s, about 5ft 6ins to 5ft 7ins tall, of medium build, darkish curly hair and was wearing a dark navy fleece with a charcoal round neck jumper underneath and brown suede like boots.

The second man was said to be in his 40s, about 5ft 6ins to 5ft 7ins, of heavy build, with sandy/ginger hair. He was wearing white trainers and a grey anorak with black stripe.

(LB)