A young man in the north of the city had the highly unpleasant experience earlier this week of being robbed and held up by two criminals impersonating police officers. Cambridgeshire Constabulary have issued the following warning via eCops.

POLICE have issued a warning to members of the public following an incident where two men have posed as police officers.

The incident happened on Tuesday (January 20) at about 6pm when the victim, a man in his early 20s, was cycling along Northfield Avenue in Cambridge when he was stopped near to The Ship pub by two men who claimed to be police officers.

The victim was searched by the two men who found and confiscated £30 in cash. They accused him of being a drug dealer on a stolen bike before saying they needed to make a call to carry out some checks on him.
The two men then got into their vehicle, a dark coloured car, and shouted back to the victim “you have just been mugged mate”.

Chief Inspector Chris Balmer, Safer Neighbourhood Manager for Cambridge City, said: “Following this incident I am asking members of the public to cautious. If they are approached by police the officer should always show their ID, if they don’t, ask for it.
“If they do not have proof of ID you should call police to make a report on 101 or 999 if you are in immediate danger.”

Anyone with information about this incident should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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