A London conman stole service medals of a 92-year-old British World War II veteran on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landing, police said Sunday.
The former Grenadier Guard was at his home in London Borough of Barnet when at around 9:25 in the morning a man posing as a water utility official and wearing a grey uniform said that he had come to check the water pressure.
"The man was allowed in and appeared to look at the taps in the kitchen before leaving a short while later," said a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Service, commonly known as Scotland Yard. "Later on that evening the victim noticed that items in his bedroom had been disturbed and 11 war and service medals had been stolen."
No arrests were made in the case. The thief was described as a white man, approximately 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 meter) tall with a sturdy build. He spoke with an Irish accent.
No other items were stolen, reports The Telegraph. Officials said the war veteran was extremely upset by the theft mainly coming on the anniversary of the Normandy Landings.
The victim formerly served in the Grenadier Guards regiment in North Africa in 1942 and Italy in 1943. However, he did not see the action on D-Day in France on June 6, 1944, reports the Greenfield Daily Reporter.
Police said they were unsure whether the suspect only targeted the war veteran to steal his medals.
