Woman robbed during unusual burglary in Admaston

Sometime between 3.30pm and 3.55pm, the victim - an 89-year-old lady - heard someone enter her home into the kitchen at the rear of the property. She went into the kitchen to investigate and saw an unknown man.

The man asked the lady to hand over her money. The man took the lady back into her living room, told her to sit down and then went through her handbag and purse. He then took around £40 out of the purse.

A police spokesman said: "After taking the money the man searched several rooms in the house but as he did not find any further cash he did not take anything else.

"After spending about 20 minutes in the property he then calmly walked back into the kitchen and left the property through the rear door.

"The man - who is described as being white, around 6ft tall, with dark hair, as having wide shoulders and wearing dark coloured clothes - was not seen again after leaving the property.

"Although the man did not pretend to be from a utility company - as is often the case in distraction burglaries - this incident does have similarities to this type of crime.

"Police are looking at the possibility that it could be linked to a distraction burglary that occurred in St Georges on Thursday 31 January as the descriptions of the two offenders are quite similar.

"Meanwhile, anyone with information about this incident, especially anyone who may have seen a man acting suspiciously in this area on Monday afternoon, is asked to call police officers in Telford on 101 or 0300 333 3000, quoting incident number 130N 040213.

"Alternatively, please remember Crimestoppers can also be called anonymously on 0800 555 111 if you'd rather leave information without identifying yourself.

"People should also be aware that a reward of up to £1000 may be available through Crimestoppers if information you pass on leads to the arrest and charge of someone in relation to a specific offence."