Police issue alert after 10 'distraction thefts' in four days

Thieves are using distractions like helping a mark carry their groceries in a string of thefts, city police warn after recording 10 of the incidents in the past four days.
The grifters — men and women who operate in groups of two or more — are “targeting our senior population.”
But the elderly aren’t the only victims, police said.
The thefts have happened outside stores, most often between noon and 4 p.m. The suspects approach the victims in public areas and parking