The New York City Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection to five police impersonation robberies which occurred within the confines of the 60th and 62nd Precincts. The details are as follows:
The individual is identified as 36-year-old, Arcelay Camilo
Incident #1 (62Pct): It was reported to police that on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at approximately 2:06 p.m. inside of a laundromat located at 7324 20th Avenue, an individual entered the location impersonating a police officer by displaying a police patch on his shirt and removed approximately $300, a wallet and cigarettes. The individual fled on foot southbound on 20th Avenue.
Incident #2 (60Pct): It was reported to police that on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at approximately 9:05 a.m. inside of a grocery store located at 2901 West 21st Street, an individual entered the location, identified himself as a police officer and displayed a shirt with an NYPD logo. The individual removed an unknown amount of cigarettes and approximately $2,500 in cash and fled in an unknown vehicle.
Incident #3 (62Pct): It was reported to police that on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at approximately 8:05 a.m. inside of 6901 New Utrecht Avenue, an individual entered the location, stated that he was a police officer, displayed a police patch on his shirt and removed nine cigarette packs and approximately $1000 from the register. The male fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Incident #4 (62Pct): It was reported to police that on Monday, April 10, 2017 at approximately 12:20 p.m. inside of a grocery store located at 2006 86th Street, an individual entered the location, identified himself as a detective and stated that he was there to inspect cigarette tax stamps. The individual checked the stamps, opened the cash register and removed approximately $562. The male fled westbound on 86th street toward 20th Avenue.
Incident #5 (62Pct): It was reported to police that on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at approximately 1:10 a.m. inside of a grocery store located at 6318 18th Avenue, an individual entered the location, identified himself as a police officer and demanded money. A 26-year-old male employee refused and the individual fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information in regards to these incidents 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
