Chesterfield pensioner 'shaken' after men lured him out of his home and robbed him

At around 5pm on Tuesday (August 25) an 82-year-old man was at his home in Newbridge Street, Old Whittington, when two men came to the house.

They told him his car was damaged and encouraged him to come and look.

When he left the house, one of the men grabbed him while the other took his watch from his wrist.

Both men are white and the one who grabbed him is in his late 30s, about 5ft 9ins tall and wore a dirty coat.

The man who stole his watch is in his early 20s, was shorter than his accomplice and also wore a coat.

The victim was left ‘shaken’ by the incident.

Witnesses or anyone with information should contact Derbyshire Police, quoting reference 20000444279.

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