{"id":9809,"date":"2016-03-04T18:25:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T18:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=9809"},"modified":"2016-03-04T18:25:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T18:25:42","slug":"elderly-targeted-in-string-of-cashpoint-thefts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/03\/04\/elderly-targeted-in-string-of-cashpoint-thefts\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly targeted in string of cashpoint thefts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>POLICE are searching for two men who have tricked\u00a0elderly people and stolen money from them at cashpoints across South Wales in the last two days.<br \/>\nOne of the men tricked the victims into thinking a cashpoint was broken. After convincing them to go into a Lloyds Bank to report it, he withdrew the maximum \u00a3500 from their account using their cash card. He escaped in a vehicle driven by another man.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9810\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9810\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9810 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-1.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img (1)\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9810 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-1.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img (1)\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Police would like to identify this man. Credit: South Wales Police<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAll four thefts happened outside Lloyds Bank branches. The first two happened on Wednesday, one in Roath and the other in Neath.<br \/>\nTwo more thefts occurred this morning, one in Bridgend on an 88-year-old and the other in Porthcawl on an 86-year-old.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9813\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9813\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9813 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9813 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Credit: South Wales Police<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nPolice have released CCTV stills in the hope of identifying the two men. The man who spoke to the victims and withdrew the cash was wearing a cap.<br \/>\nPolice believe the men are from outside South Wales, and that they travelled in to the area to commit the thefts.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9811\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9811\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9811 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-2.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img (2)\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9811 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-2.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img (2)\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Credit: South Wales Police<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBridgend Local Policing Inspector Melanie Knight, said: \u201cWe believe that anybody who knows them will recognise them from the pictures.<br \/>\n\u201cThey have committed despicable crimes and have targeted elderly victims \u2013 they must be caught.<br \/>\n\u201cWe believe they may try to commit further crimes so are urging people to be vigilant and to report anybody acting suspiciously near cashpoints.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9812\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9812\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9812 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-3.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img (3)\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9812 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/stream_img-3.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img (3)\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Credit: South Wales Police<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJane Staples of the Lloyds Bank communications team said the bank were fully co-operating with the police in their enquiry.<br \/>\nAnybody with information is asked to contact police by phoning 101 and quoting reference *72921 or \u00a0Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POLICE are searching for two men who have tricked\u00a0elderly people and stolen money from them at cashpoints across South Wales in the last two days. 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