POLICE HUNT DISTRACTION GANG

Police looking for three men involved in a distraction burglary in Robertsbridge on Thursday last week think that the trio may have been involved in a string of similar incidents from Cranbrook to Hastings.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Dec 2006, 09:34 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 21:34 BST

The men, reported to have broad Irish accents, talked their way into the house of an 84-year-old lady by posing as water board officials and left with a number of items including an amount of cash.

One of the items was later recovered from an alleyway between Camperdown Street and TurkeyRoad in Bexhill and police now believe that the gang may be linked to a series of distraction burglaries on that day leaving a trail through Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Robertsbridge and Hastings.

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One of the men is described as being of smart appearance, 6' 4" and wearing a woolly hat. A second description is of a male of 5' 10" with khaki-ish clothing. All three may have driven off in a Renault style vehicle, possibly a silver Megane, which was seen to spin its wheels as it headed towards the A21 at the time of the incident. Anyone who may have the witnessed either the three men or the car in the Heathfield Gardens area of Robertsbridge around 4pm on Thursday is asked to contact Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999 quoting serial number 994 of14.12.2006.

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