10 Years Ago Today . . .

. . . A thief who broke into an Anaheim home made a telephone call to his victim shortly after the crime and claimed to be a police investigator.

The caller told the victim to come to the police station. While the victim was there, his 1985 Honda sedan was stolen by the same thief, who had taken the keys to the victim’s car during the burglary.

Source: Times archives