Casino stalkers target elderly women

Casino stalkers target elderly women

Elderly women gambling at the Burswood Entertainment Complex have become targets for robbers, according to police.

Three women had their purses snatched in the early hours of today and yesterday as they arrived home after leaving the casino complex.

The most recent was a 68-year-old Warnbro woman, who was going to her front door in Tucuma Court when she was attacked and robbed by two men at 6.30am today. Her arm was injured.

Advertisement: Story continues below A 63-year-old woman was grabbed and pushed to the ground by the same two men, who stole her handbag, after she arrived at her East Cannington home on Thomas Street at 3.30am yesterday.

An hour later a 49-year-old woman was robbed by the men who approached her for directions when she arrived at her Marmion Street home in Fremantle on Thursday morning.

Rockingham Detectives say the men are following women home from the casino to carry out these robberies because of the deterrence of CCTV footage around the Burswood Entertainment Complex.

Detectives are asking for people to remain vigilant and contact Crime Stoppers with any information related to these crimes.

Both men are described as being dark skinned.