LOS ANGELES --
The LAPD has arrested a man they say robbed five people after flashing a badge and claiming to be a police officer.Investigators said 41-year-old George Turegano approached his victims with a phony badge hanging from his neck. Victims said he claimed to be a plainclothes officer, performed pat-down searches and sometimes handcuffed victims and searched their vehicles.
All five of the alleged robberies happened southwest of downtown Los Angeles in June and July.