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Video: One of Two Suspects Impersonates a Police Officer During a Violent Robbery

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (77WABC) — A 29-year-old who’d agreed to sell a set of power tools was robbed and beaten by two suspects, one claiming to be a police officer, when he met up with two potential buyers at 21st Avenue and 83rd Street to complete the transaction.

During the afternoon of December 11th, 2022  the two purported buyers met with the man selling the tools .The NYPD says   one of the two potential buyers claimed to be a police officer and began to punch the seller before fleeing with the power tools.

You can view a video here.

The victim refused medical attention at the scene.

Anyone with information in regard 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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