You are reading

NYPD: Man Impersonates Cop as Part of Robbery Attempt in Corona

(Photo: iStock)

Feb. 15, 2018 By Tara Law

Police are searching for a man who impersonated a police officer as part of an attempt to commit a robbery in Corona on Jan. 18.

The 23-year-old victim was walking down the street near 103rd Street and Corona Avenue around 2 a.m. when a tan minivan pulled up to him and stopped, police say. The suspect got out of the minivan and approached the victim.

The man told the victim that he was a police officer and searched his pockets. He then left the scene empty handed.

The suspect is described as a 20 to 30-year-old black man. He is about 6 feet tall and 300 pounds. He was last seen wearing all dark clothing.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

 

email the author: news@queenspost.com

3 Comments

Click for Comments 
jose sanchez

our city major keep saying that this city is the safety one in all years that is not thru we keep seeing more and more crime everyday and all the city we has to get rid of this major now they want to open small detention center in our borough

3
3
Reply

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News

Homeless men charged in deadly 7 train subway brawl in Woodside: DA

Three homeless men were arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday and variously charged with felony robbery, attempted gang assault, and assault for allegedly stealing the belongings of a 69-year-old homeless man who was asleep on a Manhattan-bound 7 train in Woodside early Sunday morning.

The victim woke up and tried to regain his property. During the ensuing brawl, the victim fatally stabbed a 37-year-old assailant and slashed a second man. The victim has not been charged in the fatal stabbing. The investigation by the NYPD’s Queens Homicide Squad and members of the 108th Precinct in Long Island City remains ongoing.