Video shows suspects disguised as NYPD officers robbing bodega in Brooklyn

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Video shows suspects disguised as NYPD officers robbing bodega in Brooklyn

Surveillance video shows armed suspects disguised as New York City police officers violently robbing a bodega in Brooklyn.

www.cbsnews.com

The bodega's security video shows four armed men dressed as law enforcement, wearing dark hats with "NYPD" printed on them and jackets with "NYPD Police" in white lettering on the back.

"It's extremely concerning because police officers are supposed to wear that type of gear, not robbers,"

You don't say?....

NYPD officials said the suspects were not officers.

Duh?

It's unclear whether the hats and jackets were authentic or counterfeit.

Well, if authentic, you have some internal issues. If counterfeit, how about make your 'official apparel' not so easily forged.
Just some generic nylon(or whatever) jackets with NYPD Police printed on it that any shop that makes such things could do.

One suspect walked out of the store holding a trash bag, which he might've thought was full of cash. But it was actually filled with receipts for lottery tickets, the worker said.

Everyone in the bag won, but you didn't!

The United Bodegas of America said the robbery is another example of why New York needs to fund panic buttons for bodega owners.

...Enough is enough. We demand immediate action to protect the backbone of our neighborhood Bodegas. We need Governor Hochul to deliver her promised 5 million dollars, to install Panic Buttons in Bodegas...

We need real action, not empty promises. The system must stop protecting criminals and start protecting us,"..

Do you not realize the costs of cheap LEO apparel?

 

[Allan]

A new Investors Group office tower opened in Winnipeg many years ago.

A man stole a janitorial services uniform from a locker room and was able to brazenly walk around stealing everything from laptops to people's lunches without anyone suspecting him.

It wasn't until the janitorial contractor's manager happened upon him that the ruse was discovered.

I thought it was pretty brilliant.