Police: Fake cop pulls over real cop

[vex]

Few days old, first time I saw it:


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BOHEMIA, N.Y. - There were flashing lights atop his SUV and what appeared to be a police badge in his hand, but it was the man he tried to pull over who was the real police detective.
Robert Lane, 25, was arrested Tuesday on charges of criminal impersonation and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, Suffolk County police said.
Lane was driving an SUV fitted with flashing lights when he tried to stop the off-duty New York police detective on a highway on Long Island, Suffolk police said. They said Lane told investigators the detective had cut him off.
The detective got suspicious when Lane drove up alongside him, identified himself as an officer and flashed a small police badge, Suffolk police said.
The detective showed his own police ID and ordered Lane to pull over, then followed him when he didn’t and called in local police to arrest him, authorities said.
Lane could not immediately be located for comment.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19709083/

[Karlifornia]

Few days old, first time I saw it:


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BOHEMIA, N.Y. - There were flashing lights atop his SUV and what appeared to be a police badge in his hand, but it was the man he tried to pull over who was the real police detective.
Robert Lane, 25, was arrested Tuesday on charges of criminal impersonation and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, Suffolk County police said.
Lane was driving an SUV fitted with flashing lights when he tried to stop the off-duty New York police detective on a highway on Long Island, Suffolk police said. They said Lane told investigators the detective had cut him off.
The detective got suspicious when Lane drove up alongside him, identified himself as an officer and flashed a small police badge, Suffolk police said.
The detective showed his own police ID and ordered Lane to pull over, then followed him when he didn’t and called in local police to arrest him, authorities said.
Lane could not immediately be located for comment.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19709083/

Olden Polynice approves.

[molson]

I'm surprised the fake cop thing isn't more rampant. It's the only crime where you're essentially legally required to submit as a victim. (You see a flashing blue light, you have to pull over, even if it's not a police car). That always pissed me off.

[pennywisesb]

Got what he deserved. What an idiot.

[Ksyrup]

I like this one, too:


Man Calls 911 to Save Him From Police

LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- A 38-year-old man was arrested after he called 911 and told a dispatcher he was surrounded by police officers and needed help, authorities said.

Police officers met Dana Farrell Shelton after being called to investigate a disturbance at a bar on Sunday but had found no problems and told him to move along.

Shelton, who officers said appeared intoxicated, then called 911 to report he was "surrounded by Largo police," according to an arrest affidavit.

"Our officers were standing there scratching their heads. He called, standing there in their presence," Largo Sgt. Melanie Holley said. "It's one of our 'truth is stranger than fiction' cases."

Shelton was charged with misdemeanor misuse of 911. The charge carries maximum penalties of one year in jail and $1,000 in fines.

[gstelmack]

"aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle"? "Aggravated"? You lawyers are running amok :D

[Maple Leafs]

I'm surprised the fake cop thing isn't more rampant. It's the only crime where you're essentially legally required to submit as a victim. (You see a flashing blue light, you have to pull over, even if it's not a police car). That always pissed me off.
I thought you were allowed to call the police on your cell and tell them you won't pull over but will drive to the nearest police station.

[Barkeep49]

I thought you were allowed to call the police on your cell and tell them you won't pull over but will drive to the nearest police station.
I don't know about that, but I do know you are allowed to request a marked car in Illinois be present.

[ShaqFu]

I thought you were allowed to call the police on your cell and tell them you won't pull over but will drive to the nearest police station.

You can. Sometimes they even know if it's a police officer too.

To identify a real police unit, look for a solid red light. It will either be in the window or in the center section of the light bar on top of the car. That is what sets it apart. The regular light bars and the old fashing flashing red lights are available to the public, but this solid light is sold only to cops, firefighters, and amublance companies.

[Ksyrup]

Shaq would know.

[molson]

I thought you were allowed to call the police on your cell and tell them you won't pull over but will drive to the nearest police station.

I'm sure you can, but if you're a smart criminal, you pull this stunt in a rural area, late at night, miles from any police station or even open business. If you're without your cell phone, you're pretty much screwed - you HAVE to stop.

[JeeberD]

You can. Sometimes they even know if it's a police officer too.

To identify a real police unit, look for a solid red light. It will either be in the window or in the center section of the light bar on top of the car. That is what sets it apart. The regular light bars and the old fashing flashing red lights are available to the public, but this solid light is sold only to cops, firefighters, and amublance companies.


That might not be helpful enough here, unfortunately...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071707dnmetcarrolllton.7ffeac6f.html

Oh, looks like they found it sometime after last night's news. Thank goodness...

[sterlingice]

A couple of really funny stories. I like this line from the first one:

Lane could not immediately be located for comment.

SI

[Jas_lov]

Few days old, first time I saw it:


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BOHEMIA, N.Y. - There were flashing lights atop his SUV and what appeared to be a police badge in his hand, but it was the man he tried to pull over who was the real police detective.
Robert Lane, 25, was arrested Tuesday on charges of criminal impersonation and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, Suffolk County police said.
Lane was driving an SUV fitted with flashing lights when he tried to stop the off-duty New York police detective on a highway on Long Island, Suffolk police said. They said Lane told investigators the detective had cut him off.
The detective got suspicious when Lane drove up alongside him, identified himself as an officer and flashed a small police badge, Suffolk police said.
The detective showed his own police ID and ordered Lane to pull over, then followed him when he didn’t and called in local police to arrest him, authorities said.
Lane could not immediately be located for comment.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19709083/


http://news.bostonherald.com/politics/view.bg?articleid=1012402


A Mitt Romney campaign staffer perhaps?

[14ers]

How much you want to bet that this guy is some kind of Renta-Cop or Volunteer something that has been issued a Badge and Lights by someone?


Where I live, We have a ton of Volunteer IDIOTS with lights on top of their cars that were envolved in 10 different driving accidents in the county last year when they were Speeding to some kind of Accident or Firehouse. All 10 accidents were caused when they lost controll of their cars.:)