SAN CLEMENTE (KTLA) — Police are on the lookout for a fake roofing contractor they say uses a 12 to 14 year-old boy as his accomplice to distract residents and rob them.
Authorities say the latest victim is an 86-year-old man on Calle Hidalgo in San Clemente who lost $200,000 in jewelry.
Here’s the way authorities say the robbery worked: the supposed contractor approached the elderly homeowner and offered his roofing services, which the homeowner accepted.
The ‘roofer’ then told the man that he had his ‘son’ with him, and asked if the homeowner could watch him while the ‘roofer’ worked above, on the roof.
Once in the home, police say the the boy distracted the homeowner while his so-called ‘father’ went through the home and stole the jewelry.
Investigators say they have had several ‘distraction’-type robberies in south Orange County, but that this is the first they know about in which the suspect or suspects used a child as an accomplice.
Police say they plan to widely release a sketch of the suspect in the days ahead to solicit the public’s help in catching the fake contractor.
11 Comments to “San Clemente ‘Distraction’ Robbery Nets $200,000”
January 9, 2013 at 6:27 PM
it's probably those irish traveler gypsy's that live in the southern USA……..thats all they do is travel around america and rip off old people……then they bring the loot back to their hometown where they all live in large neighborhoods where they all speak the same gypsy language and none of the kids go to school past the 8th grade…………
January 9, 2013 at 7:32 PM
Probably not likely, although I had to give you a thumbs-up since it's an entertaining theory.
January 10, 2013 at 5:53 AM
You can blame every one for crimes except your average white man. This guy is a criminal and that's it.
January 9, 2013 at 8:01 PM
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January 9, 2013 at 11:51 PM
You got some serious grammar issues, I wouldn't trust this spam at all..
January 10, 2013 at 8:22 AM
That's probably because the spamer is from Nigeria, in tha past i would recieve e-mails about the Nigerian lottery or someone asking for money to release a barried treasure.
January 9, 2013 at 9:56 PM
Good thing they were rednecks that pull this off….
January 10, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Stupid old people to keep that much of value in their home unsecured, and to then let some stranger get at it.
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