POLICE have warned residents to check the identity of callers after a spate of distraction burglary attempts in Suffolk.Bogus callers preyed on residents in Ipswich and the Bury St Edmunds area yesterday, gaining access to homes by claiming there were water emergencies in the area.

POLICE have warned residents to check the identity of callers after a spate of distraction burglary attempts in Suffolk.

Bogus callers preyed on residents in Ipswich and the Bury St Edmunds area yesterday, gaining access to homes by claiming there were water emergencies in the area.

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