A person pretended to be a plumber in an effort to acquire entry to a 71-year-old girl’s residence in Brooklyn, then stole greater than $1,000 in money and jewellery, based on police.
The sufferer was getting into her residence close to 84th Avenue and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge simply earlier than 1 p.m. on the Fourth of July, when a person got here up and supplied to assist her together with her walker, police stated.
The lady went inside, and shortly after, the identical man knocked on her door, telling her he was there to repair her water leak. She let him inside, and he instructed her to show the water faucet on and off a number of occasions whereas he stayed within the hallway.
That is when he was capable of take $230 from the girl’s purse, then moved on to her bed room, the place he took jewellery value about $900, based on police. The suspect then merely walked out. He was final seen strolling south down Fourth Avenue.
The sufferer was not damage, however too scared to talk on digital camera concerning the incident.
Anybody with info relating to the incident is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The general public can even submit their suggestions by logging onto the Crime Stoppers web site.
