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| 'Top ten' doorstep crime suspects | 'Top ten' doorstep crime suspects |
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| The faces of nine men and a woman dubbed Britain's "most wanted" doorstep criminals have been released by police. | The faces of nine men and a woman dubbed Britain's "most wanted" doorstep criminals have been released by police. |
| Five of them have yet to be identified but detectives say their victims were mainly elderly and vulnerable. | Five of them have yet to be identified but detectives say their victims were mainly elderly and vulnerable. |
| Some of the offenders used violence while in other cases the victim was distracted before items were stolen. | Some of the offenders used violence while in other cases the victim was distracted before items were stolen. |
| The woman stole jewellery after tricking her victim by dressing in a nurse or carer-style uniform and claiming to have broken down. | The woman stole jewellery after tricking her victim by dressing in a nurse or carer-style uniform and claiming to have broken down. |
| Patrick Gilheaney, aged between 20 and 25, is wanted for burglaries committed between September 2008 and February 2009 in Suffolk, Norfolk, Staffordshire, Bedfordshire and Leicestershire. | Patrick Gilheaney, aged between 20 and 25, is wanted for burglaries committed between September 2008 and February 2009 in Suffolk, Norfolk, Staffordshire, Bedfordshire and Leicestershire. |
| Michael Antony O'Driscoll, aged between 30 and 35, is suspected of being one of several men who visited the home of an elderly man pretending to deal with a plumbing problem before stealing money. | Michael Antony O'Driscoll, aged between 30 and 35, is suspected of being one of several men who visited the home of an elderly man pretending to deal with a plumbing problem before stealing money. |
| James Paul O'Driscoll, aged between 30 and 35, is also known as Mark Dunn and Stephen O'Neill and is a relative of Michael O'Driscoll. He is wanted in connection with the same offence. | James Paul O'Driscoll, aged between 30 and 35, is also known as Mark Dunn and Stephen O'Neill and is a relative of Michael O'Driscoll. He is wanted in connection with the same offence. |
| Dennis Graham Yull, aged 55 to 60, is from Grimsby and is wanted in connection with a distraction burglary that took place in August 2009. | Dennis Graham Yull, aged 55 to 60, is from Grimsby and is wanted in connection with a distraction burglary that took place in August 2009. |
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| John Nolan, 22, is from Belfast, and is wanted in connection with a violent burglary at the home of a 72-year-old woman in November 2007 when three men punched the victim before stealing a substantial amount of money. | John Nolan, 22, is from Belfast, and is wanted in connection with a violent burglary at the home of a 72-year-old woman in November 2007 when three men punched the victim before stealing a substantial amount of money. |
| The first unknown man is wanted for an offence in Anlaby, Hull, when the home of a 92-year-old woman was entered by a man pretending to be from the water board and money was taken. | The first unknown man is wanted for an offence in Anlaby, Hull, when the home of a 92-year-old woman was entered by a man pretending to be from the water board and money was taken. |
| The second unknown man claimed to be from the police when he entered the home of a woman in Derby but the victim activated an alarm and he fled. | The second unknown man claimed to be from the police when he entered the home of a woman in Derby but the victim activated an alarm and he fled. |
| The third unknown man entered the home of his victim and distracted them by turning on taps while a second man went upstairs and took money. | The third unknown man entered the home of his victim and distracted them by turning on taps while a second man went upstairs and took money. |
| The unknown woman entered the Aldershot home of her victim and stole jewellery after claiming to have broken down. | The unknown woman entered the Aldershot home of her victim and stole jewellery after claiming to have broken down. |
| The last of the ten is also unknown but told his victim there had been a water leak from a nearby building site. A second man let out her dog but after she returned with the animal she found the men holding £600. | The last of the ten is also unknown but told his victim there had been a water leak from a nearby building site. A second man let out her dog but after she returned with the animal she found the men holding £600. |
| They told her they had caught burglars in her home and would take the money to police. Detectives said the money was being saved for a new gravestone. | They told her they had caught burglars in her home and would take the money to police. Detectives said the money was being saved for a new gravestone. |