CUMBRIA Police are investigating after a 90-year-old woman was allegedly defrauded by a doorstep trader in Carlisle.

This is reported to have occurred around 9am on March 20 in the Morton area of Carlisle.

Police are looking for a white hatchback car that has been used and has been driven by white man in his 60s with salt and pepper hair.

Police are investigating and looking to identify anyone with information or footage including CCTV and dashcam, or anyone who may have seen a similar vehicle or person in the Morton area of Carlisle at this time. 

Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting incident number 222 of March 20 2024. 

You can also phone on 101, the OIC for this fraud is PC 2892 Salkeld. Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.