Sheriff: Ruse Burglar Stole Jewelry from 75-Year-Old Woman
Law enforcement officials are urging people to watch for burglars posing as home repair, utility or village workers who gain entry to people’s homes and then steal their valuables.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents, especially senior citizens, to be wary of people claiming to be home repair, utility or village workers, but who have no identification and show up to homes without an appointment made. In one of the more recent cases, a 75-year-old woman living in the 11000 block of West 167th Street of unincorporated Orland Township was burglarized Friday between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. by a man who claimed to be a ComEd electrician, and was let into the woman’s house, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. The man did not show identification. Often with such situations, the burglars work in teams of at least two people, where one will distract the home owner or resident, while another steals …
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