Detectives have made a fresh appeal for witnesses after a pair of distraction burglars targeted an elderly couple in Shelf.
A man walked into an elderly woman’s bedroom and stole a wallet while she was in bed after his accomplice distracted her husband.
A man described as black and about 20 had knocked on the door of the house in Halifax Road, telling the man his bin had blown over and was spilling rubbish across the street.
Meanwhile, the other man went into the woman’s bedroom.
A spokesman for Calderdale CID yesterday said an investigation was continuing into the theft between 2.45pm and 3pm on Saturday.
Anyone with information should call police on (01422) 337085.
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