Police seek man who stole money from Burlington retirement home resident

Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole money from a resident at the Burlington Gardens Retirement Home earlier this month.

Officers say the victim was in her bedroom on March 1 around 2 p.m. when she awoke to an unknown man standing in her unit.

Halton police say the man entered through an unlocked front door and claimed to be a personal support worker.

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The man allegedly stole approximately $170 in cash from a purse belonging to the victim.

Investigators are looking a white man with dark short hair and a medium height and build. He was last seen wearing a grey jacket with a hood and navy-blue scrubs.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact investigators at 905-825-4777 ext. 2316.

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