Halstead: Road thief preys on samaritan (From Gazette)

Halstead: Road thief preys on samaritan

11:27am Friday 10th February 2012 in Halstead By Carri-Ann Taylor, Reporter

Heartless thieves stole a family heirloom from a man after he stopped to help them in the snow.

John Andrus from Hilton Way, Sible Hedingham was driving home from work on Tuesday when he was flagged down by a family, claiming their car had broken down.

He pulled over and a man got in to his van who tried to offer him payment for petrol by putting a gold chain round his neck.

Mr Andrus, 40, refused the jewellery and the thief jumped out of his van and got back in to his own car.

To read full story see this week's Halstead Gazette.