Fake Cop Fools 80 Year Old

Mobile Police are warning the elderly not to fall for a fake police officer wanting money.
Police say in the past month Eric Odom has posed as a police officer while scamming the elderly.
Last Friday, investigators say he stole cash from an 80 year old woman on Rotterdam Street.
Police believe Odom committed the same crime against another senior citizen off Opal Avenue on February 9th.

According to police, Odom knocks on the victim's door claiming to be with the police department, then shows them a badge.
Mobile Police tell News Five their badges have the city's seal displayed on them and that officers are required to carry a separate I.D. with the same seal.
"If the person answering the door does not feel secure that the person is a real police officer or is from a police agency, you should call 911 before letting them in their home,"Said Dana Godwin, a spokeswoman for the Mobile Police Department.

Police believe Eric Odom could be staying at hotels in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. He was last seen driving a full size white sedan. If you have any information that could help police, call CrimeStoppers at 208-7000.