Con men warnings.POLICE are urging people to be wary after a spate of distraction burglaries. Sgt Craig Adshead of North Wales Police North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing North Wales. The headquarters are in Colwyn Bay, with divisional headquarters in St Asaph, Caernarfon and Wrexham. said during the past two weeks incidents have been reported in Conwy, Prestatyn, Denbigh, Old Colwyn Old Colwyn (Welsh Hen Golwyn), is a small town just to the east of Colwyn Bay, in the county borough of Conwy, north Wales. Prior to local government reorganisation in April 1974 it was part of the Municipal Borough of Colwyn Bay, but the reorganisation established it as a , St Asaph St Asaph (Welsh: Llanelwy) is a town in North Wales on the River Elwy. It has a population of 3,491 (Census 2001). The town of St Asaph is surrounded by countryside and views of the Vale of Clwyd. and Glanwydden, near Llandudno. He said the offenders have targeted vulnerable elderly people, claiming to be from the council or the electricity board. They have also said that they are fixing slates on roofs or offering to Tarmac driveways. "The offenders have either distracted the victim and stolen a substantial amount of cash, or they have claimed that work needed doing and then demanded extortionate amounts of money be paid for the work under taken," he said. Police are advising people to keep doors locked and to check callers details before letting them in. |
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