APPEAL: '˜Doorstep caller' trickster stole money from pensioner

Police are appealing for information following theft from an elderly woman in Taddington.

By The Newsroom

Published 3rd Mar 2017, 08:54 BST

Updated 24th Mar 2017, 10:52 BST

On the morning of Monday, February 27, a doorstep caller visited a property on Main Street in Taddington selling cleaning products.

Once inside, the 93-year-old victim bought a pair of scissors and the man left. It is believed that £30 was stolen from the property.

Following the incident, residents in the area are being asked who may have been visited by a door step caller on Monday to get in touch.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC David Collier on 101, quoting occurrence number 17000087142.

You can also send him a message online using the Contact Us section on: www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us