Three arrested after spate of Black Country doorstep cons
Three men have been arrested in connection with distraction burglaries across the Black Country.
The trio are suspected of duping elderly residents in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton out of their life savings by posing as workmen offering emergency repairs or gardening work.
A total of 17 reports have been received by local police since the turn of the year.
Officers from the Central Motorway Police Group stopped a VW Golf on Hagley Road yesterday afternoon suspected of being involved in two distraction burglaries in Kingswinford on Sunday.
The occupants of the vehicle, aged 18 and 20, were arrested on suspicion of burglary. Following a search of an address, a 52-year-old man was also arrested last night on suspicion of burglary.
All three men from Cannock and Worcestershire, remain in police custody this morning and will continue to be questioned later today.
Superintendent Andy Parsons, from Dudley Police, urged residents to look out for their elderly neighbours and spread the message of vigilance against door-step con artists.
He added: "Our local neighbourhood teams are carrying out increased patrols in your area and if anyone has been targeted in this way I'd ask them to get in touch…they could have vital information and will help us get a clearer picture of the offending pattern."
Anyone with information is asked to call Dudley Police's Acquisitive Crime Team at Brierley Hill police station on 101 - but to report a crime in progress dial 999.
