Police have issued a warning to west Cornwall residents after a woman pretended to need to use the toilet at a Marazion house and stole a wallet.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police ssaid that at around 4.30pm on May 27 a female has entered a property in the St Levan area of Marazion.
He said she knocked at the door and asked the occupant to use the toilet and went on to steal a wallet from a jacket that was hanging up.
The woman is described as being white very slim, 19 to 20 years old with mousey hair and she was wearing a hooded waterproof coat and baggy trousers.
The police spokesman said the public are reminded not to allow strangers in their houses.
Anyone with information on the incident, should contact police by calling 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
