Details are still developing, but what is known so far is that the incident took place on Wednesday, April 20th at a private residence at the corner of Althea and Margatha, around the time of 9:30 -10:30AM.
An elderly man with a cane approached our neighbor (a retiree) on her way out of her side door to the garage. His story was that he had worked in this area years ago and that he remembered her and wanted to show her something she needed. He was trying to sell her something.
As he tried tried to call her by name, his younger 'associate' got out of their truck and walked up with a roll of linoleum for her kitchen floor. The old man kept on talking - keeping our neighbor's attention and herding her into the kitchen - while the young guy slipped into the dining room and into the rest of her home and bedroom, where he took a bracelet some old gold and some money.
It appears these two have been working this angle for a while as the the younger man reappeared just as the old man finished his sales pitch. Expert timing here.
Our neighbor said she was not interested in the product and the two left quietly and amicably with their swag. It was not until Thursday and Friday that the theft was noticed, and not until Saturday morning were the police notified and a report filed.
Our neighbor was embarrassed that she was taken by these thugs, but she's also very lucky to be unhurt. She feels very stupid and foolish about this.
She had no way of knowing it, but these guys are pros - not random street scum wandering our neighborhoods. They did their 'homework' on her and our neighborhood and targeted her. They had to have spent considerable time cruising our streets to have picked her out.
Now she just wants to make sure that no one else makes the same mistake she made. All in all, she was pretty lucky.
REMEMBER - IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!
CALL 911! IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
No comments:
Post a Comment