Derbyshire police want to speak to this man after ‘rat problem scam’
Police have released a picture of a man they want to speak to after an alleged scam targeting Derbyshire businesses.
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Between 3pm and 3.35pm on April 1, a man is reported to have called in to Simmondley Post Office on Pennine Road, Simmondley, and asked for cash to carry out work to solve a problem with rats at the back of the store.
He is also believed to have targeted a nearby pharmacy on the same day.
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Hide AdThere was a similar report at the Coach House Stores and Post Office on How Lane, Castleton, on March 9 when a man came into the shop and said there had been reports of rats behind the building and needed cash to carry out work.
It is thought he also attempted the same scam at Peveril Stores, also in Castleton.
Anyone with information should call 101, quoting 20*173970 and the name of the officer in the case, PC Patrick Hayley.