A man pretended to be an undercover police officer to rob an elderly driver of $700, police said.
The impersonator pulled over an 82-year-old driver on Farrington Street in Flushing on May 27 and claimed to be an undercover officer, police said.
He said the elderly driver had blown a stop sign but $700 would settle the matter, police said.
Then he drove the elderly man to an ATM to make a withdrawal, brought the victim back to his car, and both men left in their separate vehicles, police said.
The victim later told police.
The fake cop is described as short, heavyset and in his 40s, police said. He has a tattoo on his ankle and a rash on his leg and abdomen. He was driving a light-color Toyota Sienna with a distinctive black front passenger side corner panel, police said.
