A manhunt has been launched after a brazen criminal snuck right into a 66-year-old ladies's home in Prestwick throughout a bogus name.
Cops have put residents on excessive alert as they launch a probe into the incident on Wednesday afternoon.
Two males visited the ladies's home in Lichtenfels Gardens posing as Scottish Water staff.
One man distracted the sufferer while one other man snuck in and tried to steal from her at round 4pm.
Suspecting the boys had been crooks the girl bravely challenged them and so they left the property empty handed.
Officers at the moment are making an attempt to trace two males who had been driving a white transit van with no signage on it.
One man has been described as being of heavy construct, thick black curly hair, with facial hair and a typically scruffy look. He was carrying denims and a yellow, high-vis vest over a t-shirt.
Officers say they've restricted element on the second man — describing him as slim and carrying darkish colored clothes.
Chief Inspector Kevin Lammie, space commander for South Ayrshire stated: "Any such crime is a precedence for South Ayrshire police and dealing with companions, we are going to proceed to focus on rogue merchants and bogus callers who goal typically probably the most susceptible in our communities.
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"I'd encourage folks to look out for members of the family, report any suspicious exercise and share key prevention messages which embrace to not have interaction with any uninvited callers on the door or those that try to rip-off callers over the telephone.
"I'd urge anybody with issues about crime of their neighborhood to contact their native policing staff."
Police Scotland might be contacted on 101 (in an emergency all the time dial 999). Alternatively, info might be handed anonymously by way of the unbiased charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111.
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