PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A brazen robbery at a Mayfair auto repair shop has police searching for a suspect who posed as a law enforcement officer.
Police said it was just after 2 p.m. Sunday at an auto-repair shop near Harbison Avenue and Levick Street, just steps away from the 15th District police station.
Investigators said the man walked in wearing a “Security Enforcement Agent” vest, dark clothing, sunglasses, blue latex gloves, and a black baseball cap with a U.S. flag on it.
According to authorities, the suspect zip-tied a 50-year-old woman inside the business and stole about $1,000 in cash before fleeing in a white Ford van.
Police describe the van as having tinted windows, no rear window, and red dashes along the midline. It also had a padlock on the rear and passenger side cargo doors.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Northeast Detectives at 215-685-3153 or call the Philadelphia Police Department tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477).
Tips can be submitted anonymously.