{"id":255,"date":"2011-07-05T14:03:15","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/?p=436"},"modified":"2011-07-05T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T13:03:15","slug":"police-warn-shoppers-following-elaborate-thefts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/?p=255","title":{"rendered":"Police warn shoppers following &#8216;elaborate&#8217; thefts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police are warning the public to be on their guard following a\u00a0<strong>rise in handbag<\/strong>\u00a0and sophisticated\u00a0<strong>&#8216;distraction&#8217; type thefts<\/strong><strong>targeting supermarket shoppers<\/strong>\u00a0in West Cheshire.<\/p>\n<p>Since the end of May,\u00a0<strong>seven shoppers<\/strong>\u00a0have become\u00a0<strong>victims of theft<\/strong>\u00a0in Northwich, Winsford, Ellesmere Port &amp; Chester. In three instances, thieves have stolen handbags and purses from the shopping trolleys of their victims.<\/p>\n<p>However in recent weeks, more sophisticated methods are being adopted by criminals, leading to four elderly victims being targeted by devious thieves who look over the victims shoulder whilst they use a\u00a0<strong>chip &amp; pin device or ATM<\/strong>. The offender will then approach the victim inside the supermarket or outside in the car park, and engage them in conversation, often asking for change, or directions. Whilst they are distracted, the offenders rifle through their bag or purse and steal their banks cards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheshire.police.uk\/news--appeals\/latest-news\/2011\/07\/police-warn-shoppers-following.aspx?lang=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\">See full report here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police are warning the public to be on their guard following a\u00a0rise in handbag\u00a0and sophisticated\u00a0&#8216;distraction&#8217; type theftstargeting supermarket shoppers\u00a0in West Cheshire. Since the end of May,\u00a0seven shoppers\u00a0have become\u00a0victims of theft\u00a0in Northwich, Winsford, Ellesmere Port &amp; Chester. In three instances, thieves &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/?p=255\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homewatch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Police warn shoppers following &#039;elaborate&#039; thefts - Westminster Park Residents Association<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/?p=255\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police warn shoppers following &#039;elaborate&#039; thefts - Westminster Park Residents Association\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Police are warning the public to be on their guard following a\u00a0rise in handbag\u00a0and sophisticated\u00a0&#8216;distraction&#8217; type theftstargeting supermarket shoppers\u00a0in West Cheshire. 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