A MAN called at the home of an 84-year-old woman asking for change then made off with £50.
The incident took place between 6.30 and 7pm on Monday, February 10 when the man called at the house in Meadow Close, Newton-le-Willows, asking for change of a £20 note to pay a taxi driver.
The woman took the note - which police believe may be counterfeit - and returned with some change. However,when she handed him the money, the man said she had only given him change for £10.
The confused pensioner apologised and took the chain lock off her door before returning with her purse. The man snatched £50 from inside and ran off.
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