Bogus officer thrown out

An alert 93-year-old woman threw a bogus policeman out of her Middleton home. The conman, pictured here, is being hunted by police after the attempted burglary in Ashmere Lane. His image was released by the police as they sought witnesses to the incident.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Dec 2008, 17:25 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 19:01 BST

The suspected burglar claimed to be a police officer when he knocked on the pensioner's front door and entered her home. He told her he had caught youths breaking into the building.

But the alert homeowner challenged him and asked him to leave.

She described the intruder as being smartly dresssed, aged in his 30s and about 5ft 10in. He had short light-brown hair and wore a navy coloured jacket.

Bognor CID have asked anyone who may have been in the area around 4.10pm on November 17 to call 01243 843433.

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