we turn next tonight to the manhunt at this hour for a phony police officer, last seen in houston. authorities say he dresses as an officer and we re about to show you. he appears to be armed. and he s wanted for several robberies now. here s abc s linzie janis. reporter: tonight, authorities in houston stepping up their hunt for this man. an alleged serial robber, impersonating a police officer. the suspect, caught in these surveillance images, wearing what looks like a gun and a shirt with the word police on it. he s believed to have hit at least half a dozen drugstores in the houston area since september. when he walked into a pharmacy flashing a gun and demanding controlled substances. cameras picking up a star tattoo on his neck. authorities tonight warning residents to exercise extreme caution if they spot the suspect. david, police say, if you question the authenticity of an officer, look for identification, like a department name, a badge or even a name tag. investigators o
disciples to represent their gang. toomer says the f and six-point star tattoo represent a clothing line that he likes. what s this clothing line you like? it s a drummer called travis baker. he has this thing called the famous f. and you mean travis barker? travis baker, barker. yeah, him. that guy. i didn t know he had a clothing line. yes, he does. i knew he was a musician, he was in a plane crash. yeah, he does. i liked it, and i just put it on me. it s just something at the time i was in prison, i think i was high as hell when i put it on me.
on his right shoulder he has a big f. on the inside he has what appears to be a six-point star. the six-point star is a common symbol used by the gangsters disciples to represent their gang. toomer says the f and six-point star tattoo represent a clothing line that he likes. what s this clothing line you like? it s a drummer called travis baker. he has this thing called the famous f. and you mean travis barker? travis baker, barker. yeah, him. that guy. i didn t know he had a clothing line. yes, he does. i knew he was a musician, he was in a plane crash. yeah, he does. i liked it, and i just put it on me. it s just something at the time i was in prison, i think i was high as hell when i put it on me. the f could be for a clothing line like he said, or f could stand for folk, which is folk nation, which is part which the gangster disciples are part of. actually, i called you up here to clarify information i ve been receiving. okay. i ve been hearing
stated that he wants to stay out of trouble and no longer involve himself with gangs. we believe he s affiliated with the gang disciples. on his right shoulder he has a big f. on the inside he has what appears to be a six-point star. the six-point star is a common symbol used by the gangsters disciples to represent their gang. toomer says the f and six-point star tattoo represent a clothing line that he likes. what s this clothing line you like? it s a drummer called travis baker. he has this thing called the famous f. and you mean travis barker? travis baker, barker. yeah, him. that guy. i didn t know he had a clothing line. yes, he does. i knew he was a musician, he was in a plane crash. yeah, he does. i liked it, and i just put it on me. it s just something at the time i was in prison, i think i was high as hell when i put it on me. the f could be for a clothing line like he said, or f could stand for folk, which is folk nation, which is part which
days in disciplinary segregation for refusing orders. the incident also prompted sergeant kitchings, one of the jail s gang investigators, to check in with toomer who has stated that he wants to stay out of trouble and no longer involve himself with gangs. we believe he s affiliated with the gangster disciples. on his right shoulder he has a big f. on the inside he has what appears to be a six-point star. the six-point star is a common symbol used by the gangster disciples to represent their gang. toomer says the f and six-point star tattoo represent a clothing line that he likes. what s this clothing line you like? it s a drummer called travis baker. he has this thing called the famous f. and you mean travis barker? travis baker, barker. yeah, him. that guy. i didn t know he had a clothing line. yes, he does. i knew he was a musician, he was in a plane crash. yeah, he does. i liked it, and i just put it on me. it s just something at the time i was in prison,