Posted on 04/23/2026 9:43:12 AM PDT by CFW
Working at a 24/7 bodega in the heart of Brooklyn, Tajuken Deli employees are prepared for almost anything – except having guns pointed at their heads by cops.
That’s what seemed to be happening one early April morning last year, when four armed men dressed in police uniforms flashed their badges, yelling “NYPD” as they stormed the neighborhood shop. Surveillance video shows one worker being quickly knocked to the ground and zip-tied into submission before being dragged to the back of the store. Another worker and customer were also subdued as the masked thieves dressed as cops made off with cash and a bag of lottery ticket receipts before fleeing in a dark van.
“You don’t know who to trust nowadays,” local resident Danny Taylor told a TV reporter.
The Bed-Stuy deli heist is part of an unusual and little-known crime wave in New York City. In 2025, 1,474 suspects were arrested for impersonating a cop or other public servant, a 50% increase from the prior year, according to New York Police Department data. Brooklyn has seen the most officer impersonation crimes in a trend that stretches across the five boroughs.
Law enforcement impersonators are a national problem. In November, the FBI issued a warning about criminals posing as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after a slew of robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults across the country. In January 2026, the FBI’s Atlanta office sent out a warning describing how agents have witnessed a nationwide trend of scammers, potentially of foreign origin, who pose as law enforcement and claim the victim is a suspect in a fraud investigation.
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One potential victim knew how to deal with it:
“In Atlanta this February, a homeowner shot at an intruder who claimed to be police as he attempted to kick down his front door. The homeowner didn’t trust his claims and shot through the door, sending 22-year-old impersonator Jaron Jordan to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Jordan was charged with impersonation of a police officer. “
But, a real cop was killed:
“A homeowner in Midland, Texas, shot and killed a uniformed officer because he thought the cop was an intruder. At 1:30 a.m., Officer Nathan Heidelberg responded to a house after a panic alarm had rung out. The door was slightly ajar, and as Heidelberg walked in, he shone his flashlight into the hallway and announced in a strong voice that he was a police officer; he was immediately shot. “
“”””in New York City. In 2025, 1,474 suspects were arrested for impersonating a cop or other public servant””””
‘or other public servant’ kills the statistic, it is like the “”FORTY PERCENT OF COLLEGE GIRLS WILL BE RAPED OR MURDERED!!!( or sexually harassed)”” headline they have used variations of for 45 years.
The Party of Death DemonRATS are buying them the uniforms, badges and cop gear.
You don't suppose nefarious forces would do this to impugn ICE and rile up the leftists, do you? Nah.
How many impersonators are hired by the SPLC democrat party front group?
There is a relatively easy solution to this problem.
If the police are planning to break down a door, require them to have a marked police car parked out from. And an instant before the door is breached, that car activates its lights and siren.
Let folks know it’s the real police.
How tough can that be?
might have bern undercover fbi thinking they were a prolife family restaurant.
Just based off history.
“How many impersonators are hired by the SPLC democrat party front group?”
Good question. The number might actually be more than “zero”.
Here is a link to an incident that occurred near me several years ago. It just went to trial and my nephew (ex police officer) had to come down from Philadelphia to testify. He issued the guy a speeding ticket near where the suspect dumped the car. The guy bought a retired police car out of state and used it to pull a guy over and kill him. The case went cold for quite some time before they got him. Possibly but I don’t know for sure but it may have been my nephew’s ticket that allowed them to charge the guy (final piece of the puzzle).
Wow! That’s a crazy story.
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