DISTRACTION burglars have targeted a couple in Suffolk today.

DISTRACTION burglars have targeted a couple in Suffolk today.

At about 4.55pm a man claiming to be from the water board went to a home in Maltward Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, and talked to the couple who lived there.

Meanwhile another man entered the house through a back door and took a small amount of money.

Anyone with information about the burglary should contact Suffolk police on 01473 613500.