Police searching for man they say posed as officer, stole nearly $500 from employees’ wallets

Police are searching for a man who they say posed as a police investigator and made off with hundreds of dollars from a local business. The suspect targeted a massage studio on Senoia Road in Tyrone, located in Fayette County.

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Channel 2′s Tom Regan was in Tyrone Tuesday, where he learned that the man appeared to show a badge when he entered the business last month and claimed he was there to check on the establishment. Tyrone police are now investigating the incident.

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Detective Andrea Johnson of the Tyrone Police said the suspect looked the part, wearing tactical gear and obscuring his face with a mask.

“He identified himself as an officer and he said he was an investigator and he was called to the scene. He didn’t really give a reason,” Johnson said.

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The man asked the women employees to provide identification and a business license before wandering around the premises, police said.

“He searched basically the whole business and then he took approximately $460 out of one of the employee’s wallets,” Johnson said.

The suspect stayed at the business for about fifteen minutes before leaving in a red truck. Police are currently working to identify the truck owner and the suspect.

Johnson said she’s not sure why the man targeted the massage parlor.

Regan tried to get a comment from the business, but no one responded.