Latest news with #policeImpersonation
BBC News
7 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Police impersonator who took £50k from elderly people jailed
A man who impersonated a police officer to take more than £50,000 from elderly people has been Butters, 27, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court after being involved in courier frauds in eight different areas in the to Thames Valley Police victims received phone calls from an unknown person impersonating a police officer or bank investigator who asked them to hand over cash, bank cards and would then impersonate a police officer while visiting the addresses to collect the items. Police said one victim was a women in her 70s from Flackwell Heath, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, On 7 January 2025 she had answered a call from an unknown number on her mobile phone from a man who pretended to be from Scotland Yard's Action calls which lasted for more than six hours throughout the day, the victim was told her bank cards had been used fraudulently and were needed as evidence to arrest somebody in the local was told if she did not hand over the cards she would be arrested went to the woman's address later that day and collected three bank cards, which he used to buy iPhones worth £5,896. The force worked with Merseyside Police and Cheshire Constabulary in the Con Claire Nangle, the officer in charge of the Thames Valley case, said: "Butters showed a complete disregard for his victims by pressuring them to co-operate in his fictional covert operation, taking advantage of their trusting nature. "This sentence reflects the seriousness of his offending, aggravated by the fact that he systematically targeted vulnerable, elderly victims."On 19 May Butters was sentenced after previously admitting to four counts of fraud by false representation at the same court. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Malay Mail
09-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Caught on CCTV: Fake cops rob retiree's home in Semenyih, Kajang police launch manhunt (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Police are tracking down five individuals who posed as police officers and robbed a residence in Semenyih near Kajang last Sunday. Kajang District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Naazron Abdul Yusof said the incident occurred at 5.02am while the 55-year-old victim, a retiree, was at home with three other family members, according to a report in Berita Harian today. 'CCTV footage shows the suspects wearing face masks, with two of them donning police vests, entering the victim's home. 'They forced open the front door before stealing two mobile phones and about RM500 in cash,' he said in a statement today. The incident went viral after the CCTV footage was uploaded on social media, showing a group of men — some wearing police vests — attempting to break into the home, with one of them seen kicking the door. Naazron added that total losses were estimated at RM9,000 and a special operation has been launched to track down the suspects. The case is being investigated under Section 395 of the Penal Code for gang robbery and Section 170 for impersonating a public servant. 'Police urge members of the public with any information on the incident to contact their nearest police station.'Information can also be directed to the investigating officer, Inspector Ghazali Zulkifli, at 016-9140758 to assist with the investigation,' he said.
