Langley RCMP are looking for a notorious fraudster known for targeting senior citizens.
Police say Richard Earl Rupert is known for targeting seniors across Canada and is now alleged to have defrauded a 92-year-old Langley woman.
The woman was walking home from the grocery store when she was approached by a man who convinced her he was a family friend who needed money for car repairs.
He accompanied the woman to a bank machine where she withdrew several hundred dollars.
Police say once the victim handed over the money, Rupert disappeared. He has been known to become aggressive and physically violent.
He is described as 57 years old, Caucasian, 5’6”, 140-160 lbs., with hazel eyes and a receding hairline. His face is said to be pock-marked.
Rupert has been featured on W5 and America’s Most Wanted and is wanted by the following police agencies:
- Hamilton Police Service
- Peele Regional Police Service
- Ottawa Police Service
- Durham Regional Police
- Niagara Regional Police
- London Police Service
- Waterloo Regional Police Service
- Toronto Police Service (Canada Wide)
- Medicine Hat Police
- Langley RCMP
- Vancouver Police Department
- New Westminster Police Service
- Ridge Meadows RCMP
- Victoria Police Service
The warrants are for offences including theft, robbery, break and enter, fraud, impersonation, unlawfully in a dwelling house and attempted fraud.
Anyone with information is asked to call Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS; www.solvecrime.ca or via text using BCTIP and your message to CRIMES (274637).
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