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09/02/2009 02:57 PM

East Village Robbery Suspects Impersonate Officers

By: NY1 News

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Police are searching for two men who allegedly impersonated police officers while robbing a man in Manhattan.

According to police, the two men approached the 22-year-old victim and identified themselves as police officers. Police say the suspects, one of whom is pictured above, then searched the victim and forced him to go to an ATM and withdraw about $400.

The incident happened on April 26th on 13th Street near Avenue B in the East Village.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES, or by going to NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.