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Money Stolen from Couple Distracted by Water Company Impostor

ASHLEY — Police in Luzerne County are investigating a home invasion where a man pretended to be a water company employee. Officers said the man pretending...
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ASHLEY — Police in Luzerne County are investigating a home invasion where a man pretended to be a water company employee.

Officers said the man pretending to be with the water company entered a home in Ashley Wednesday morning. He told the elderly couple who live there that there was a water main break and he had to check the color of their water.

While the intruder distracted the couple in one part of the home, police believe another person got in and stole money from the couple’s bedroom.

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