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Deception Burglary

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Burglars Steal From 92-Year-Old Woman

Another deception burglary was reported to local police last week.

One man posing as a “water department” official robbed a senior Lutherville-Timonium woman last week, adding to the ongoing issue of deception burglaries between Lutherville and North County.  The suspect—who appeared to be in his late 30s or early 40s—knocked on the 92-year-old woman’s door in the 2100 block of Suburban Greens Drive around noon on Sept. 24.   The suspect informed the woman that he needed to check the water in her basement and that she needed to accompany him downstairs, according to a police incident summary. The woman obliged. As the suspect led the woman downstairs, his partner ran inside and upstairs. The partner stole an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry, according to the report.  In August, deception burglars …

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5:13 am on Thursday, October 4, 2012

I guess during the day you can not call a neighbor to be with you. This is terrible. I wonder how these guys figure out the abilities/ages of these Seniors.   more ›

Thursday, September 13, 2012

91-Year-Old Man Robbed by 'Landscapers'

The burglars posed as handymen to get inside of the victim's home.

Two men disguised as landscapers stole a safe containing cash, jewelry and documents from a 91-year-old Timonium man, police incident reports show.  One of the burglars approached the elderly man Tuesday at his home in the 100 block of Belmore Road. The suspect offered the man landscaping services while the burglar's partner went inside and stole the safe from the basement, at about 10:30 a.m. The incident is similar in nature to a deception burglary carried out at the beginning of August when an elderly woman was also robbed by two men posing as landscapers.  The suspect descriptions in each case, however, do not match.  Deception burglaries have become a real issue in the Lutherville-Timonium area, where burglars are targeting an aging …

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