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A Hispanic man was robbed by a woman claiming to be an ICE agent, Florida police say

Posted at 9:58 AM, Oct 21, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-21 10:58:44-04

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a woman identifying herself as an agent for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently robbed a Hispanic man in Florida.

Police say the woman posing as an ICE agent stopped the man on October 12 near the 700 block of 48th Street in West Palm Beach, Florida.

She ordered the man into her newer Honda Accord, threatened him with deportation and robbed him, police say.

Investigators ask anyone with information to call Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.

This story was originally published on WPTV.