OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Authorities in West Michigan are on the hunt for a man pretending to be a police officer.
A 56-year-old Muskegon woman called 911 around 1 a.m. Thursday to report someone impersonating a police officer had pulled her over, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office said.
The man, described as having a tall, thin build with scruffy facial hair forcibly took her wallet on I-96 west near the Nunica exit in Crockery Township, police report.
He got away with cash and the woman's credit cards, detectives said.
The vehicle involved was a black or dark blue 4-door sedan with the word "Police" in white lettering on the passenger side. The car had overhead lights on it.
"The description given does not fit any of the vehicles that the sheriff's office has or operates," said Captain Jake Sparks with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. "We haven't received any other information of a vehicle like this being in the area, or the description of the person that she provided doesn't match any description of anything that we've had out there either, and certainly none of our deputies."
Sparks adds that the woman did not report any injuries, but said the alleged suspect will be charged with robbery and impersonating a peace officer.
If you have any information that could help police, you're asked to call Ottawa County Central Dispatch at 1-800-249-0911 or Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT or online at mosotips.com.
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