Police in Northwest Bronx Hunt for Cop Impersonator

POLICE HAVE BEEN searching for Gomez, suspected of pretending to be a cop while asking for charity donations. Photo courtesy NYPD — POLICE HAVE BEEN searching for Gomez, suspected of pretending to be a cop while asking for charity donations.
Photo courtesy NYPD

By DAVID CRUZ

Police have been on a three-month hunt for an alleged cop impersonator exploiting kind-hearted Bronxites, and now need your help in tracking him.

Police say Richard Gomez, 43, is suspected of hitting stores within the 52nd and 50th precincts in the northwest Bronx, addressing himself as “Sgt. Russo,” and asking employees to donate funds for sick children of officers.

Gomez is swindling employees at Salsa Con Fuego at 2297 on Apr. 27 within the Five-Two and the Caridad Restaurant at 135 W. Kingsbridge Road, falling in the Five-O.

Gomez is described as a male Hispanic at 5’8″ and 180 lbs.

Anyone with information on the incidents are asked to call Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS, submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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