ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) -- The NYPD is searching for a suspect who posed as a police officer at a Queens preschool.
According to police, the incident happened Feb. 28th at about 11:50 a.m. at New Milestone Preschool on Hoyt Avenue in Astoria.
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The man entered the school, where he displayed an NYPD identification card and attempted to solicit funds for charity.
He then left and fled in an unknown directiion.
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The NYPD issued this description: a male Black, 40-50 years old, 6'0, 180lbs, with a bald head, last seen wearing dark colored jacket and pants with a red shirt.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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