Callous thief was snared by pensioner’s neighbours

A callous thief who tried to steal an 89-year-old man’s life savings was caught after the victim’s neighbours set a trap for him. John Payne, 48, was part of a group of people who targeted the pensioner who lived alone in Kingsbury, northwest London. The victim was bombard with phone calls claiming to be from police officers, informing the man he was in possession of counterfeit money. The caller asked the elderly man to empty the contents of his safe…