Man poses as officer to rob Philly business, police say
Man poses as officer to rob Philly business, police say
Philadelphia police are searching for a man who they say robbed a Philadelphia business and tied a woman up while impersonating a police officer.
According to sources, the robbery happened on Sunday, June 8, 2025, around 2 p.m. Police said a man pretending to be a law enforcement officer entered a business on the 6400 block of Harbison Avenue and zip tied a 50-year-old woman inside.
The man was said to steal around $1,000 before fleeing the scene in a white Ford E-250, according to investigators. The vehicle was last seen traveling northbound on Harbison Avenue towards Roosevelt Boulevard.
The suspect is described as a man wearing gloves, a black baseball cap with the US flag on the front, black sunglasses, a black long-sleeved shirt, black tactical vest with the words “Security Enforcement Agent” on it and dark green cargo pants.
Police also said he was driving a white Ford E250 with tinted windows, no window in the back, a pad lock on the rear and passenger side cargo doors and red dashes on the midline of the van.
Philadelphia police urges you to contact Northeast Detectives at 215-685-3153 if you have any information on the man’s identity. You can also send an anonymous tip by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477).
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