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Police Impersonator

Broward County deputies found and arrested the man shortly after the theft occurred
Police responded to a traffic accident and found a passenger in handcuffs, which pointed them to a security guard who was later found to be impersonating an officer
Rico TreShon Duke’s Tinder profile showed him decked out in a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office uniform
The Suffolk County DA said the now-former volunteer with the Wading River Fire Department arrived for work wearing what appeared to be a police uniform
The 19-year-old was wearing a ballistic vest with a sheriff patch on it, a duty belt with knives, and had a flashlight and handcuffs
Jerardson Mackey was terminated from GDOT in January, retained his badge and used it to identify himself as an emergency response officer
A local man used sheriff’s department patches, a utility belt and several fake firearms for his ruse
“I can stand a thief better than a dirty cop. All they do is take people’s rights,” said Sheriff Blake Truman
While the judge conceded there was sufficient evidence to convict, he also said there were “significantly worse and more dangerous impersonation cases”
Investigators allege he used a white 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD equipped with lights and a siren to conduct traffic stops and illegally detain motorists
A home security camera captured the brazen encounter
Bodycam video of his encounter with real – and exasperated – cops has drawn over 1.7 million views
Jymieka McDowell and Ryshawnna Poole used red and blue lights and a siren to stop a vehicle with several people inside
Police discovered the man was wearing a sheriff’s deputy jacket and was driving a stolen car
This wasn’t the first time that the man, a civilian NYPD worker, had impersonated an officer
Franklin Alas drove at speeds over 100 mph before the detective pulled him over
Jail officials thwarted the attempt to help the inmate escape
Detectives pulled 120 patrol cars from service, reviewed hours of private camera footage and inspected more than 300 body camera videos to find the suspect
The man was arrested after sheriff’s deputies say he used red and blue lights installed on his vehicle’s grill to pull over an undercover detective
The commissioner said he became suspicious because the police vehicle was too spiffy and had temporary tags
The man was arrested after video of him taunting protestors in LAPD paraphernalia surfaced on social media
Alexander Buzz went into a hotel lobby wearing a badge asking for access to the pool and spa so he could arrest someone
The taco tactic paid off for the quick-thinking mother of four
Police said that a core group of about 10 people have been impersonating police across Genesee County, Michigan and fooling first responders since October 2015
A man charged with and acquitted of a felony for creating a Facebook page that parodied a suburban Cleveland police department is suing the city
Christopher S. Hendon claimed he was part of a police program that gives kids prison tours to scare them off from committing crimes