Fake Cop on the Loose in LA
By OLSEN EBRIGHT
Updated 4:30 PM PST, Fri, Nov 6, 2009
Police issued a warning Friday: Beware of a fake cop.
A man posing as one of LA's finest has robbed at least four people in the last two months:
- Sept. 26 -- Rampart police station area
- Oct. 16 -- Rampart police station area
- Oct. 23 -- Olympic area
- Oct. 24 -- Pacific area
The man dresses as a plain-clothed officer with a badge clipped to a gun belt. He identifies himself as a cop and then searches the victims, removing loose cash and wallets, police say.
The man was described as Hispanic, 35 to 45 years old, about 6 feet tall 230 pounds. He has been seen wearing a dark polo-style shirt and jeans, and driving a gray 2005 Pontiac Grand AM GT, a gold or tan 1998 Mercury and a gray 2007 Buick.
He's armed and dangerous, say police. Anyone with info can contact detectives at 213-485-2511 or 1-877-LAPD-24-7.
Copyright City News Service / NBC Los Angeles
First Published: Nov 6, 2009 3:49 PM PST
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