Tarring pensioner becomes victim of distraction burglary

The elderly woman, of Greystone Avenue, had just returned home from hospital at 11.15am on Monday (October 1) when a man knocked on her door pretending there was a problem with the water and asking her to boil some.

While he was distracting her, two other men entered her house and stole money from her handbag and bedroom.

One of the men was white, medium build, with dark hair and dark/ginger stubble. He was 19 years old, 5' 7" tall and was wearing a dark grey woollen jacket with zip-up front and Nike symbol on it, and dark trousers. He had a local accent.

The other two males were described as white, a similar age, stockier build and were wearing dark clothing.

Anyone who was in the area and saw these men, or anything suspicious, please contact DC Jenny Bell, of Sussex Police, on 0845 60 70 999, or anonymously on Crimestoppers 0800 555 111