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Police said yesterday that Romero was a native of El Salvador, and had no fixed address in Los Angeles.

-- Tom Jackman

ARLINGTON COUNTY

Woman Robbed by Pair Posing as Police Officers

Arlington County police said a 26-year-old woman was robbed Tuesday night in Rosslyn by a man and a woman pretending to be police officers.

The victim was driving in the 1900 block of North Moore Street just before midnight when she noticed a vehicle behind her with a blue light on the dashboard. She then heard a man's voice, amplified by a PA system, ordering her out of the car.

The man ordered her to put her hands on the roof of her car and frisked her. The woman asked for identification. The man told her she was stopped for making an illegal U-turn, but no citation was issued, and the victim reported that cash was taken from her purse. The victim said the suspects wore black uniforms with gold badges.

-- Daniela Deane


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