Derby police advise residents to watch out for burglars posing as utility workers after a series of "distraction-type burglaries" in town often targeting the elderly.
On Friday on Grandview Boulevard in Derby, a man posing as a utility employee went to an elderly man's front door and told him he wanted to talk tree-trimming, according to a friend of the victim. Meanwhile, the poseur's accomplice went in from another angle and looted the house. The victim wasn't hurt.
"My neighbor looks out for me," said John Porcu, "I look out for him. And as soon as I heard what happened, I went across the street to talk to him."
Porcu told police what he had noticed. Police say it's the most recent crime of its kind. They urge people to keep their doors secure when people soliciting come calling without an appointment.
A Doberman patrolled one front yard on Grandview, and nearby, a boxer-pit bull mix named Casey, stood ready to take her master for a walk around the block.
"I'm looking around everywhere," said Bruce Wilson, who said Casey demands walks at all hours of the night. "I'm not looking to see people get hurt but this is the way the world is."
