Story Update:
Alan Young was arrested at the Hide Out Bar in San Francisco. I guess Mr. Young figured a bar named the "Hide Out" was a good place to lay low and avoid the cops. Perhaps Mr. Young has been watching too many old movies.
The San Francisco Police Department had asked for the public’s assistance in catching Young who was impersonating various Motown celebrities. (Press Release 10-101) An employee at the bar recognized Young as the person identified in the press release and called the police. When the police arrived, the witness showed the responding officers the news article as well as a photograph of the suspect.
Young was placed under arrest by Officers To and Milligan from Central Police Station on several warrants for crimes committed while impersonating Motown celebrities.
Anyone that may have been victimized by Young in San Francisco, should contact Inspector Yee of the San Francisco Police Department Financial Crimes Unit at 553-1521.
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the original story:
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San Francisco Police Department is alerting the public about Alan Young who has been impersonating various Motown celebrities and then uses their status as a celebrity, to induce various “star-struck” business owners into wining and dining him, and providing hotel lodging and entertainment.
Young often walks into a business and makes false promises to utilize whatever services the business owner offers or to buy whatever products they sell. Alan Young is also known to frequent hotel bars and restaurants looking for his marks. He engages strangers in conversations and then introduces himself as a celebrity.
Most recently, he entered an art gallery and introduced himself as Motown song writer Lamont Dozier. He feigned interest in purchasing various artworks valued at approximately $75,000.00 for his alleged home in Pasadena. He asked the art gallery employee to become his buyer’s agent. He then asked the employee to write up the sale and meet him with the invoice at the bar across the street.
The employee met with Young at the bar and also brought along one of the art gallery owners who searched for Lamont Dozier online and was able to determine that the man posing as Dozier (Alan Young) was not Dozier. There was no financial loss in this particular case.
Police are advising citizens to be aware of this scam artist to avoid becoming a victim. The suspect is very clever and is described as an African American male who is 57 years old, but appears much older. He is 5’9” approximately 185 lbs. receding graying hair and brown eyes.Anyone coming in contact with this individual should call 9-1-1 immediately. Alan Young is also wanted for outstanding arrest warrants.
Anyone with questions may contact Inspector Yee of the San Francisco Police Department Financial Crimes Unit at 553-1521.
You can also leave a completely anonymous tip for the SFPD by using Citizen Observer, an independent service to relay citizen communications to the appropriate law enforcement agency and provide other web-based community policing tools.
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