Arrest after elderly man targeted in distraction burglary
The 77-year-old had 拢770 stolen from him in Forest Country Park
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A man has been arrested after a 77-year-old had money stolen from him in a distraction burglary.
The victim was in his caravan in Forest Town, near Mansfield, when he answered the door to a man offering gardening services.
He agreed to give him 拢260 for the work, before paying the man from a jar filled with bank notes.
Nottinghamshire Police said the suspect offered to open the jar and took 拢770 without telling him.
Officers were called to the mobile caravan site in Old Mill Lane and tracked the vehicle that had visited the property, according to the force.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft.