Composite sketch of police impersonator (Los Angeles Police Dept. / July 29, 2010) |
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LOS ANGELES -- Detectives are asking for the public's help in tracking down a man who flashed a police badge pretending to be a plainclothes cop and then robbed his victims. One of the robberies was caught on tape.
Investigators with the LAPD's Robbery/Homicide division say the suspect is responsible for at least five robberies in the Los Angeles area.
When he approached his victims, he identified himself as a police officer then performed a pat-down search on them, detectives say.
In some incidents, the suspect would handcuff his victims prior to searching them and their vehicle. During the searches, the suspect stole the victim's money, and then escaped in a 2000-2006 gray or dark blue Chevy Suburban with a luggage rack on top. He had a fake badge hanging from his neck, detectives say.
The suspect is described as Hispanic in his early 40s with black hair, brown eyes and tattoos of female faces on both arms. He stood between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet tall and weighed between 200 to 250 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt and a two-tone baseball cap.
The robberies occurred at the following locations:
-June 14, 5:30 p.m., 1400 block of S. Bonnie Brae Street
-June 19, 1:25 p.m., 2900 block of Barranca Street
-June 30, 12:20 p.m., 1600 block of 8th Street
-July 14, 1:30 p.m., 800 block of S. Bonnie Brae Street
-July 18, 12:30 p.m., 1400 block of S. Bonnie Brae Street
Watch the surveillance video of one of the robberies.
Anyone with information regarding these robberies is urged to contact the Robbery-Homicide Division at (213) 486-6840. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7.
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD."
Investigators with the LAPD's Robbery/Homicide division say the suspect is responsible for at least five robberies in the Los Angeles area.
When he approached his victims, he identified himself as a police officer then performed a pat-down search on them, detectives say.
In some incidents, the suspect would handcuff his victims prior to searching them and their vehicle. During the searches, the suspect stole the victim's money, and then escaped in a 2000-2006 gray or dark blue Chevy Suburban with a luggage rack on top. He had a fake badge hanging from his neck, detectives say.
The suspect is described as Hispanic in his early 40s with black hair, brown eyes and tattoos of female faces on both arms. He stood between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet tall and weighed between 200 to 250 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt and a two-tone baseball cap.
The robberies occurred at the following locations:
-June 14, 5:30 p.m., 1400 block of S. Bonnie Brae Street
-June 19, 1:25 p.m., 2900 block of Barranca Street
-June 30, 12:20 p.m., 1600 block of 8th Street
-July 14, 1:30 p.m., 800 block of S. Bonnie Brae Street
-July 18, 12:30 p.m., 1400 block of S. Bonnie Brae Street
Watch the surveillance video of one of the robberies.
Anyone with information regarding these robberies is urged to contact the Robbery-Homicide Division at (213) 486-6840. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7.
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD."
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