Fraud detectives are seeking two men for impersonating police officers in order to steal money from an elderly man.
Officials believe the suspects may have targeted the victim, an 84-year-old resident of Grove Street.
Chattanooga Police Department spokesman Nathan Hartwig said the suspects knew the victim’s name and appear to have done some research about him.
“The victim took one of the suspects to a local bank where he withdrew some of the cash from his account and gave it to the suspects and the suspects fled the scene with the cash,” Hartwig said.
The two had appeared at the home of the resident, displayed badges, said they were investigating a fraud complaint and they needed the resident to withdraw cash that they could then deposit so as to trace.