“Nurse” enters retirement home, robs 91-year-old of $1,000

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Police are on the hunt for a woman who they say walked into a Toronto retirement home posing as a nurse and stole $1,000 in cash from a 91-year-old resident. This happened about 1:50 p.m. on Monday (November 2, 2015) when the thief wearing scrubs entered a retirement home in the area of Avenue Road and Eglinton Avenue West. The resident spotted the woman inside her apartment and police say the woman fled the building with over $1,000 in cash.  The suspect is described as a thin female in her 30s with shoulder-length brown hair. According to police, she was wearing hot pink scrubs, a white baseball cap, white shoes and a royal blue lanyard with a white name tag. Police say they believe there may be more victims. Security camera images (inset) have been released and police ask anyone with information about the case to call 416-808-5300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).