Bridgeview Man Threatens Target Employees By Impersonating Chicago Cop: Prosecutor

HODGKINS, IL -- A Bridgeview man threatened Target employees by telling them he was a Chicago police officer when they would not give his girlfriend a cash refund for a returned item, prosecutors said. Daniel Conroyd, 33, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on a felony charge of impersonating a police officer.

According to the charges, Conroyd and his girlfriend went to the Hodgkins’ Target on Oct. 23. Conroyd waited in the car while his girlfriend went inside the store to exchange an item. When employees said they couldn't give her cash refund, she went back to the car to tell Conroyd. The prosecutor said Conroyd went into the store and threatened employees by telling them he was a Chicago cop. He allegedly presented a Chicago Police Department business card.

Conroyd left the store leaving the business card behind. He was identified by several Target employees, the prosecutor said. Hodgkins’ police determined that the business card belonged to his father, which only carried the last name “Conroyd.”

The assistant public defender told the judge that Conroyd is currently on SSI. Conroyd is also a graduate of Brother Rice High School.

Felice released Conroyd on a $20,000 I-bond. Conroyd’s next court hearing is Nov. 7 in Bridgeview.