DETECTIVES are warning householders to be vigilant after bogus officials stole money from a disabled woman.
Two men claiming to be from the water board called at a bungalow in Price Avenue, Bishop Auckland, yesterday afternoon and stole money from the disabled resident.
The callers were both said to be wearing a shirt and tie and believed to be in their late twenties to thirties.
There has been a spate of thefts by bogus callers in the area. If anyone can help police, they are asked to contact (01388) 603566.
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