Conmen target pensioners.A PENSIONER PENSIONER. One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government. was treated in hospital after being targeted by doorstop doorstop - Used to describe equipment that is non-functional and halfway expected to remain so, especially obsolete equipment kept around for political reasons or ostensibly as a backup. "When we get another Wyse-50 in here, that ADM 3 will turn into a doorstop." Compare boat anchor. conmen. Two men barged their way past the elderly homeowner in Amberley Green, Hamstead at about 9.25pm on November 12. Police said they searched the house for money before fleeing empty handed, leaving the pensioner badly shaken
Shaken (車剣, also known as kurumaken) are a type of Shuriken and needing precautionary hospital treatment. Thirty minutes later they struck again at the home of an 87-year-old woman in nearby High Trees, Handsworth, claiming to be checking water pressure for the Water Board. Det Con Lee Dawson, from the Thornhill Road robbery team, said: "The lady was understandably distressed at what had happened." Anyone with information should call Det Con Dawson on 0845 113 5000. |
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