The incident is one of a rash of "distraction thefts" over the past month that Ottawa police are warning the public about. And, as in Drew's case, the thieves frequently target the elderly and vulnerable, and often in broad daylight. Drew and his late wife, Bev, were some of the first residents to move into a then-new subdivision on Navaho Drive in 1959. When Drew's 13-year-old granddaughter Melissa died of leukemia years ago, he had a memorial pendant made that also honoured his late wife. Then they took his late wife Bev's engagement ring, melted it down, and turned it into an angel pendant using the mould taken from the pin.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2018 07:52 UTC