Distraction Burglary

Please be aware of the following incident that happened on 21/08/2009

During evening hours an unknown individual approached a property in the Elm Drive area of Crewe claiming he was from the Water board and needed to check the water as there had been an explosion down the road. He claimed that he needed to run the tap for 15 minutes to check the colour of the water. The landline rang and the owner left the kitchen to answer it and found three further unknown males exiting the living room and the property. The owner noticed that one of the drawers was open in the living room and that some money had gone missing from the drawer. No vehicle was seen and offender headed off on foot.

Description of males are as follows:

Male 1: White, 5'10"/5'11", 18 - 20 years old, dark shortly cropped hair, proportionate build, black pullover, black trousers, black boots, Irish accent
Male 2: White, 5', 18-19yrs, black bushy hair, average build, multicoloured pullover
Male 3 & Male 4: White, one was at least 6' and the other was slightly smaller, no further details.