Phony Hapeville city workers target elderly women for burglary
Police are on the lookout for burglars targeting elderly women.
It's happened twice in the past 10 days. Thieves posing as city employees are getting into homes and making off with thousands of dollars in jewelry.
Investigators said that a couple of guys driving a white extended cab pickup truck are claiming to work for the city of Hapeville in order to gain access to people's homes.
"There's all kinds of scam artists out there," said Hapeville resident Bob Braxton.
Braxton's 80-year-old neighbor didn't want to go on camera, but she said the crooks talked with her in her backyard. While one had her distracted, the other crook stole a sack full of priceless family heirlooms.
"She found a pin on her bathroom floor, went to her jewelry box and discovered all of her jewelry had been stolen," said Braxton.
Hapeville police said it was the second scam like this in their jurisdiction since Valentine's Day, and it's a crime that sounds all too familiar.
"There were similar cases in Gwinnett County," said Sgt. Barry Barnes with the Hapeville Police Department. "We've noticed it here, the same M.O. and also the same description of the suspects and the vehicle."
Barnes said if city of Hapeville employees show up at your house, it will be obvious they're legitimate.
"Our city employees always have a uniform on," explained Barnes. "If they don't have a uniform on, their name and the city seal on it, they're not an affiliate of us."
Braxton hopes his neighbors will be on the lookout for suspicious activity and that police will soon make an arrest.
"They're picking somebody that they feel doesn't have any defenses," said Braxton.
Hapeville investigators are alerting police departments in nearby Forest Park and East Point to be on the lookout for thieves using the same tactics.
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