WARRINGTON police are hunting for a burglar who ransacked an elderly couples home while they were out visiting a day care centre earlier today (Monday).
Officers from the town’s Proactive Policing unit attended the scene of the particularly upsetting burglary in the Winifred Street area of Warrington.
The incident took place between approximately 1100 and 1500 hours today (Monday) – the couple have had an amount of holiday money stolen as well as some other items and the house was ransacked.
A police spokesperson said: ” This has been very upsetting for them and their family. There was a sighting of a male on a pedal cycle in the area at the time but at the moment there is very little to go on.”
If anyone can offer any information relating to this please call 101 and quote CC16232149 – or call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.