Delaware State Police are seeking the public's help to identify a man who they say offered to seal coat an elderly woman's driveway, followed her to the bank, then took off with the cash.
The defrauding happened last month on the 30000 block of Pyle Center Road, in Frankford, state police said.
It was July 19 when the man knocked on the woman's door and offered to seal coat her driveway. The 80-year-old woman initially refused but eventually agreed to let him do the work.
When the man said he'd need money up front to start the job, the woman drove to a bank in Millville, where she withdrew an undisclosed amount of cash.
According to state police, the man followed the victim and, when she exited with the cash, he took it out of her hand and fled in a white pickup truck.
The suspect was described as being white, 30- to 35-years-old, at least 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing between 150 and 200 pounds. He was wearing an orange T-shirt and blue jeans, and he had tattoos on both arms as well as the back of his neck.
Police said he's possibly operating a two-tone white and tan Ford pickup truck.
Anyone who has any information on the suspect is asked to contact Troop 4 at 302-856-5850 ext. 386 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. Information may also be provided via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com. You can also send an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."
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