Bogus callers with London accents snuck into Renfrewshire OAP's home

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Two crooks with London accents forced their way into a Renfrewshire pensioner’s home in a frightening bogus caller incident.The callous pair claimed they needed access to the 76-year-old man’s home in Berl Avenue, Houston, to check the water supply between 7.30pm and 8pm on Thursday.It’s understood one suspect distracted the man while the other went upstairs where he was confronted by other family members.The pair legged it from the scene and now cops have launched a manhunt to capture them before they attempt to strike again.They last night released description of the men in aThe first male is described as white, aged in his 50s, around 5ft 7ins.