Police release photo of suspect dressed as Chicago cop in Mag Mile robbery

Police have released a photo of a suspect who allegedly dressed as a Chicago police officer while robbing a currency exchange Monday on the Near North Side.

The man entered the business about 7:40 p.m. in the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue and approached an employee, according to Chicago police. Dressed in a blue CPD uniform, he announced a robbery and implied he had a weapon.

The 22-year-old employee surrendered a bag containing “various foreign currencies,” police said. The man then fled in an unknown direction.

The man was described as about 40 years old, weighing 180-200 pounds and standing 6 feet tall, police said. He was wearing a CPD uniform, baseball cap, long sleeve button-up shirt, reflective vest and a surgical mask.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

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