Two men have been arrested after an 80 year-old woman was the victim of a distraction burglary on Tuesday.
The woman was approached by two men as she was walking from Tesco in Hertford. They showed her a map and asked for directions. The women went home and shortly after, the two men knocked on her door and asked for a glass of water. Whilst she was in the kitchen, the two men took her purse which contained a quantity of cash and made off.
The men arrested are aged 32 and 39 and both from Hertford.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
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