Man dressed as CPD officer robs currency exchange in Streeterville, police say

ByJessica D'Onofrio and Jessica D'Onofrio WLS logo
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Man dressed as CPD officer robs currency exchange in Streeterville
Chicago police said a man dressed as a CPD officer robbed a currency exchange in the city's Streeterville neighborhood Monday evening.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said a man dressed as a CPD officer robbed a currency exchange in the city's Streeterville neighborhood Monday evening.

Police said that at about 7:40 p.m. a man wearing a Chicago Police Department uniform, including a baseball cap, long-sleeve button-up shirt and reflective vest, as well as a surgical mask, entered a currency exchange inside the North Bridge shops in the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue.

The man approached a 22-year-old woman who worked there, implied he had a gun and announced a robbery, police said.

The woman gave the robber an unknown amount of cash inside a bag, and the man fled.

No injuries were reported, police said.

Police describe the suspect around 40 years old, about 6 ft. tall weighing 180 to 200 lbs.

No one is in custody.

An investigation by Area Central detectives is ongoing.