Fake cops in Ft. Greene pulled their victim over, cuffed him, then mugged him on Feb. 21. The victim was driving Sunday morning around 4 a.m. when he noticed a gray minivan hot on his tail, reports the Brooklyn Paper. While he was stopped at the corner of Fulton Street and Carlton Avenue, two men hopped from the car bearing fake badges, then began berating him for not stopping earlier. They cuffed the duped man and took him back to their vehicle, then spun him around neighborhood. It wasn't until they released him that the victim realized he'd been taken for a ride: the unofficial officers had stolen all of his money.
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