Cops are looking for two men who allegedly impersonated police officers and attempted to rob a 45-year-old woman in Fort George.
Police say the would-be thieves approached the victim on Tuesday, July 26th around 1:00 p.m. on the corner of Fairway Avenue and Broadway Terrace. According to the NYPD, the men identified themselves as police officers and unsuccessfully attempted to take her bag before fleeing in a dark-colored sedan.
On Friday, the NYPD announced the arrest of three men who were impersonating police officers in order to pull over drivers and rob them. Before they were nabbed by police in Queens, Ricardo Torres, Jay Peralta and Kevin Remache allegedly committed a series of robberies and amassed cash, credit cards, cell phones and even a bike. Police also identified Peralta as the man who made a string of unauthorized broadcasts (including yodeling) on the NYPD's radio frequency beginning in April.
An NYPD spokesperson told Gothamist that the attempted robbery on July 26th does not appear to be related to the arrests made last weekend.
Anyone with information regarding the 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
