Fake RSPCA inspector tries to gain entry to Whitchurch property
Police are warning people not to be taken in by a fake RSPCA inspector after an incident in Whitchurch.
The warning has been issued after a man tried to get into a house by pretending to be an RSPCA inspector.
PCSO David Andrew said that they had checked with the RSPCA and that none of the organisation's workers had been in the area.
He said: "We have had a report of a male visiting a house in Whitchurch and passing himself off as an RSPCA inspector. He attempted to gain entry by saying the RSPCA had had a report about the pets at the property and he needed to check them.
"The occupant sensibly had the chain on the door and the male then left when asked for his ID which he could not provide.
"A call to the RSPCA reveals that no such report had been made and they had no staff in the area on that day."
The man is described as being white, 6ft tall, of medium build, with dark hair that was longer on top and short back and sides, well spoken and in his 30s. On that day he was wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Whitchurch Police by e-mail on whitchurch.snt@westmercia.police.uk
