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Fake police thieves hold couple hostage
March 11, 2010
Fake police officers who pretended they had found a dead cat forced their way into an elderly couple’s home and held them captive.
PCSO Nicola Shepherd said the Wargrave incident was one of several across the Thames Valley.
She said: “Thames Valley Police is warning people to be vigilant to thieves posing as police officers after an incident in Wargrave on Wednesday, February 17, and three other similar incidents in the Thames Valley area on the same evening.
“The incident happened shortly before 11.30pm at an address in Victoria Road when three men forced their way into a property and claimed to be police officers there about a dead cat.
“One of the men then detained the 81-year-old man and his 69-year-old wife in their living room, while two other man searched the house.
“The men left with nothing after doing a messy search. Both victims were unhurt but badly shaken.”
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