Police: Wyandanch man arrested for posing as police officer and trying to scam woman
Nassau police say the man called the woman and said her daughter had been arrested and needed cash for bail.
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A Wyandanch man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer and trying to scam a 79-year-old woman from Muttontown.
Nassau police say Francisco Perozo Rodriguez called the woman and said her daughter had been arrested and needed cash for bail.
The woman realized it was a scam and called police. Detectives set up a cash pickup and arrested the 28-year-old when he arrived to collect the money.
Police say Rodriguez is charged with attempted grand larceny and he was arraigned Saturday at the First District Court in Hempstead.
