An elderly gentleman was the victim of bogus petitioners in Alderley Edge on Monday. 26th June.
At approximately 3.30pm an 80-year-old local man was walking on London Road, near Waitrose, when he was approached by two women who asked him to sign a petition regarding wheelchairs.
Sgt John O'Driscoll said "During the course of the conversation they asked the victim to produce some ID to be able to sign the petition which meant the victim got out his wallet. It was only after the victim had continued on his way and reached Waitrose that he realised £50 had been stolen from his wallet."
Both of the suspects are described as being woman in their late teens, one was described as being of large build and other one was of medium build with foreign sounding accents.
Sgt O'Driscoll added "It appears to be some kind of distraction theft with the females being described as late teens."
Police are warning residents to be vigilant and anyone with any information in relation to the incident is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 652 of 26/6/2017.
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