A Bradford man has been jailed after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and burglary offences.
Zain Khan, aged 31, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court after being convicted in connection with a number of burglaries which took place between September and October 2017 in the Huddersfield, Halifax and Bradford areas.
The court heard how he targeted vulnerable elderly ladies and telephoned them, pretending to be a police officer.
He persuaded his victims to hand over thousands of pounds worth of gold jewellery by providing a number of reasons as to why the police were contacting them.
In some of the incidents, he threatened the victims, telling them they would be arrested if they did not hand over their valuables.
He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Detective Inspector Mark Catney, of Kirklees CID, who led the investigation, said: “We are extremely pleased that today Khan has been handed a prison sentence for the crimes he has committed.
“These were despicable crimes, firstly for targeting vulnerable and elderly members of the public, in some cases threatening them if they didn’t comply to their demands and secondly for posing as police officers.
“The investigation into their crimes has been complex and protracted with a number of officers working extremely hard to link across West Yorkshire as many of the incidents were across a number of districts.
“I would like to thank the victims of this case who came forward to report these despicable crimes and I am pleased we have been able to secure justice for them.”
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