NEW YORK, NY – Police in New York City are investigating an incident of road rage as a result of minor vehicle damage on the Lower East side.
Last Sunday, at around midnight, a 23-year-old man was driving his vehicle when a man entering a parked Range Rover opened his door, striking the victim’s vehicle.
The unknown operator of the Range Rover became irate and began striking the hood of the victim’s vehicle, claiming the man had struck his vehicle.
The victim exited the vehicle and attempted to resolve the matter by exchanging insurance information and filing a proper police report.
After the suspect took a picture of the victim’s driver’s license, he refused to provide his own personal information and then identified himself as a police officer.
connection with a police impersonation robbery that occurred within the confines of the 7th Precinct. Details are as follows:
“The individual then proceeded to identify himself as a police officer while demanding that the victim give him money. As the individual continued his demands while threatening to harm the victim, the victim decided to drive away from the location and flee to safety,” the NYPD reported. “The individual then entered his vehicle and followed the victim’s vehicle to the intersection of Delancey Street and Chrystie Street. The individual then pulled up next to the victim’s vehicle and displayed a firearm at the victim while continuing to demand money.”
Police said the victim complied and entered a nearby bank. He withdrew $200 and gave it to the individual who then fled the location in his vehicle northbound on 1 Avenue.
No injuries have been reported as a result of this incident.
The individual is described as a male with a dark complexion, approximately 6’0″ in height, approximately 230-250 lbs in weight, approximately 30-35 years of age, with a full beard. The individual was last seen wearing a gray shirt and blue baseball hat.
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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.