Elderly residents were targeted in a brazen theft at a retirement village where a man stole jewellery, a car and cash while they were sleeping. A spokesman from Queensland Police Service said a 36-year-old man was arrested yesterday in relation to the crimes on January 7. The man allegedly broke into two units at a Saffron Dr retirement village and rummaged through belongings. A 92-year-old woman was among the victims where the fly screen from her window was removed and she was broken into between 10pm and 7am the next day. A QPS spokesman said the man allegedly “rifled through the cupboards”, got into her car and stole jewellery from the top of her duchess. An 85-year-old man was also targeted around the same time when the man allegedly broke into his unit, grabbed his car keys and drove off with his car.
