RUC search for police impostors

The RUC in Lisburn are searching for two men who posed as police officers to rob a 77-year-old woman of a "substantial" amount…

The RUC in Lisburn are searching for two men who posed as police officers to rob a 77-year-old woman of a "substantial" amount of money yesterday.

The men, described as middle-aged, entered the woman's home off the Antrim "Road around lunchtime after asking to inspect jewelry and valuables. They then made off in a car which was found burnt out nearby.

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