2 elderly women robbed by fake Electrical workers

BY A STAFF WRITER

CHICAGO (IL) — The police are searching for men who posed as electrical workers and twice robbed elderly women in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side.

In the most recent scam, a 68-year-old woman had her wallet stolen about 3:30 pm on December 23 in the 1600 block of West Barry, when the robbers walked up to the woman’s vehicle and told her that they could fill holes in her house’s foundation.

About 2 pm on December 18, three white men, between the ages of 30 and 40, posed as electrical workers and walked into a 91-year-old woman’s home saying they were there to perform a service check, the police said.

Once inside, one of the men distracted the woman while another removed cash from her purse.