TORONTO - Police in Toronto and Winnipeg are joining forces to hunt for a man they allege has been ripping off seniors.
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for 54-year-old Richard Earl Rupert.
Police are calling him a person of interest in a large number of related offences targeting senior citizens in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
The suspect is wanted on numerous charges including robbery, break and enter, theft and fraud.
Winnipeg police responded to a call last week about a senior possibly being directed to withdraw money from a bank machine, but both the senior and the man with him left before officers arrived.
Police allege there have been 20 victims ranging in age from 78 to 95.
Toronto police say the suspect goes to retirement homes and communities and presents himself as a distant relative, usually a nephew. He then convinces the alleged victims to provide him with money for travel, car repairs or rent.
He is described as polite and well-mannered and uses many aliases, but usually uses the first name Richard.
