4:34pm Tuesday 24th June 2008
AN elderly man discovered cash missing from two wallets after a bogus water company official called at his home in Dovehouse Court, Harlow.
Police said the 85-year-old received a visit from a white European man, aged between 20 and 29, at about noon on Saturday (June 21).
The man was 5ft 8ins tall, slim and wearing a long sleeved black woolly jumper and dark trousers. He spoke with an Irish accent.
Anyone with any information should ring Harlow Police Station on 0300 333 4444.