"Gutless" burglars broke into a frail 91-year-old man's home and ransacked it before taking off with his television, chequebook and car.
Police said the house in Glenview, Hamilton, was targeted over the weekend by thieves who smashed their way in through a back door.
The owner had been unwell and
was recovering at a relative's at the time.
"Not only did the offenders steal the man's television, chequebook and car, they ransacked every room in the house displaying behaviour totally unacceptable to any normal minded person when you consider the age, let alone the state of the victim's health," said Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Neville Ross.
"Their actions were pretty gutless."
