A despicable crime on a lady in her 80's, robbed in her own home in Accrington yesterday
A vulnerable lady in her 80's was robbed of her cash,
Two men tricked their way into her home and off with her handbag did dash.
They falseley claimed they worked for the water board,
Trauma into this elderly lady these despicable thieves have poured.
Once inside one man made an excuse to go upstairs,
She was pushed onto a bed ,now traumertised despairs.
This was a despicable crime where she was deceived and assaulted ,
Crimes like this on the vulnerable need to be vigorously halted.
The victim had returned home in the afternoon at 3.30.
It's possible the vermin had followed her home to do the dirty.
A team of dedicated officers are investigating this wicked crime,
Let's hope they are caught and made to serve their time.
M.C. Newberry
Thu 16th Dec 2021 11:58
From a personal perspective as a career sharp-end officer here
in London, I can offer the possibility of the absence of any
evidence found or likely to be found at scenes like this...a
despicable crime that deserves condign punishment that this
"offender orientated" society seems all too ready to disregard.
Case loads certainly come into the equation, with the not long
ago cutbacks and downturns in recruiting surely a factor now.
Every crime of this sort requires the attending officers/the CID
and support follow-up plus all the ensuing investigation -
overloaded with "paperwork" (as it was called in my day) every
step of the way. Add the significantly increased population and its pro rata crime rate and you have today's recipe for
failing results. Society "as is" pushes a litre of expectation into a pint pot of reality every step of the way these days and
shouldn't be surprised when the leakage and loss of
hoped-for results occurs.
Personally,I like to think (as would have undoubtedly been
the case back in the day) that the officers in this particular
case will make it something of a "personal mission" to
trace the scum involved. and bring them their just deserts!