Pensioners foil con men

Posted by Robert Cumber on May 27, 08 04:34 PM in

Quick-thinking pensioners foiled two con men targeting their homes over the weekend.

On Friday (23), at about 3.30pm, a fraudster posing as a policeman struck at a house in Layton Road, Brentford.

But the 78-year-old householder became suspicious and refused to let him in.

The following day, at about 3.45pm, a man with a thick Irish accent knocked at an 85-year-old woman's home in Linkfield Road, Isleworth.

He claimed to have come about the water but the woman refused to let him in because he had no uniform or ID.

The first man is white, aged 30-40, and was wearing a grey striped jumper. The second man is also white, aged 40-45, and had greying brown hair.

Anyone with information is asked to call Hounslow CID on 020 8247 6160 or Crime Stoppers, free and anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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