Man pretending to be officer breaks into Orlando hotel room and robs woman at gunpoint: police

A man wearing a fake badge broke into a woman’s hotel room in Orlando, Florida, and robbed her at gunpoint, police said.

Authorities were called to a hotel on a busy stretch of resort-filled Sunshine State on Aug. 23, according to a statement from the Orlando Police Department.

A woman reported to police that an unknown man wearing a “badge” around his neck claimed to be a police officer and forced his way into her room. The victim told police that the suspect handcuffed her and stole her wallet while displaying what appeared to be a handgun in his waistband.

The woman’s statement was confirmed by surveillance footage from the hotel, which showed the suspect’s arrival on the hotel floor and a close-up of his fake ID.

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Based on surveillance footage, police identified 27-year-old Michael Darren Jesse Rodriguez as the suspect.

Authorities said this was not Rodriguez’s first stunt, as the 27-year-old committed similar robberies at a Days Inn in Miami Springs and in Lantana, Florida.

The alleged badge that Michael Darren Jesse Rodriguez allegedly used to impersonate a police officer. (Orlando Police Department)

Michael Darren Jesse Rodriguez allegedly robbed a woman at an Orlando resort with a pistol and handcuffs. (Orlando Police Department)

On September 8, 2024, the Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia arrested Rodriguez while he was driving the same vehicle associated with the incidents in Orlando and Lantana.

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Orlando investigators traveled to Georgia to search the suspect’s vehicles and recovered a fake police badge, handcuffs and other evidence related to both cases.

Michael Darren Jesse Rodriguez faces charges including falsely impersonating a public servant to commit a felony with a weapon, false imprisonment with a weapon and robbery with a firearm. (Orlando Police Department)

Orlando police obtained a warrant for Rodriguez’s arrest and he was arrested on October 2nd.

Rodriguez was charged with falsely impersonating an officer to commit a felony with a weapon, false imprisonment with a weapon and committing robbery with a firearm.

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Orlando police urged any other potential victims of Rodriguez to contact law enforcement at 800-423-TIPS (8477).

Fox News Digital has reached out to Orlando police for comment.