PolicePosers.com

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Investigators–Police-Posers-behind-high-profile-crimes–71834742.html

A small excerpt from the article itself:

by CHRIS INGALLS / KING 5 Investigators

Posted on November 24, 2009 at 10:51 PM

SEATTLE – A series of recent high-profile crimes all have a common thread. They involve people posing as police officers.

The KING 5 Investigators have learned it may be more than coincidence that there are so many “police posers” on the streets these days and that it is often hard to tell them apart from the good guys.

To passers-by at a Federal Way truck stop earlier this year, it looked like law enforcement was taking down one of its own. A marked K-9 vehicle was pulled over, the man driving it placed in cuffs, and the sidearm from his holster seized. He was stopped by an off-duty King County detective who saw the car driving down I-5 and played a hunch it wasn’t an actual cop.

The rest of the article and video shed a lot of light on the impostor problems the Seattle area is facing which spurred the article. Thank you Chris for the work done on the article and the video.

Calgary robbers posed as police officers in N.E. raid
(calgaryherald.com) 10/14/09

Buena Park Police Impostor Sought
(myfoxla.com) 09/10/09

Calgary police looking for imposter with nose ring
(calgaryherald.com) 10/07/09

Police Arrest Fake Cop Suspect
(wcax.com) 08/25/09

Man Accused Of Being Fake Cop, Rape
(click2houston.com) 10/14/09

Man Posing As Fire Inspector Stealing From Businesses

(10tv.com) 09/20/09

Police: Salem man impersonates cop, to a cop

(katu.com) 09/20/09

Former officer allegedly pulls over real cop

(nbc12.com) 09/17/09

Police imposter arrested inside police station

(examiner.com) 09/17/09

Driver who tried to stop Shreveport mayor is not a Red River firefighter, official says

(shreveporttimes.com) 09/15/09

Walton Cop Impostor
(panhandleparade.com) 09/02/09

Cops: Man posing as cop pulls over off-duty officer
(newsday.com) 08/27/09

Wannabe Cop
(abqjournal.com) 08/19/09

Officials Warn Against Using Police Lights
(ktul.com) 08/10/09

Man Accused Of Impersonating Officer
(kmbc.com) 09/02/09

Warrant issued for alleged police impostor in Carrick

(pittsburghlive.com) 07/22/09

Man wanted for impersonating firefighter

(newson6.com) 07/15/09

MARYLAND: Officer impostor searched youth

(delmarvanow.com) 07/10/09

Real cop or fake cop? How can you tell the difference?

(kentnewsnet.com) 07/08/09

Police Imposter Pulls Over And Search Teen Driver

(wjz.com) 07/10/09

Knox Co. man charged with posing as police officer, stopping cars

(whnt.com) 06/09/09

Police Say Broken Tail Light leads to Arrest of Police …

(myarklamiss.com) 06/10/09

Cop Impersonator Arrested After Calling For Backup

(10tv.com) 05/15/09

Famed bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman accused of falsely identifying self as police officer

(dallasnews.com) 05/23/09

Law enforcement gets tough on impostors

(suntimes.com) 05/23/09

A recent submission to our growing database of impostor stories comes from the great state of Iowa. It was reported by a few news sources that William Reese of Newhall was charged with impersonation of a police office along with other charges. Reese, a jailer, was accused of trying to stop a real sheriff’s deputy in a fully marked law enforcement vehicle and even chased the deputy to his residence. Then it is alleged Reese exited his vehicle and began to verbally harass and made threatening jesters. Reese was then arrested and it was said the whole video of the incident was captured by the cruiser camera Reese was driving.

This little story goes to show you possible impostors can form anywhere with any occupation. We can say we don’t have an actual solution on how to avoid this type of situation due to the vehicles being a real sheriff’s patrol vehicle. As always though, leave yourself and out and don’t be afraid to call 911 or the non-emergency communications number if something doesn’t seem right.

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/45058612.html

http://gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090511/NEWS/705119933/1001/NEWS

Benton County jailer accused of impersonating deputy

(KCRG-TV9) 05/11/09

Fallon police warn of impostor officer

(AP) 05/11/09

Sheriff: Fake cop arrested over LIE traffic stop

(newsday.com) 05/12/09

Authorities search for police imposter

(ktbs.com) 05/06/09

Police Imposter Also Posed as Coroner

(arklatexhomepage.com) 05/01/09

Police Impostor Arrested

(clipsyndicate.com) 03/10/09

Police looking for impostor SUV

(chroniclet.com) 04/06/09

Young Mount Shasta man arrested for impersonating a police officer

(mtshastanews.com) 04/22/09

Police imposter reported near Wanatah

(thetimesonline.com) 04/10/09

Fake Cop Wanted In North Andover Home Invasion

(wbztv.com) 04/24/09

Police Search For Man Posing As Officer

(10tv.com) 03/31/09

Eustis teen arrested for impersonating a police officer

(orlandosentinel.com) 03/27/09

Fake Cop Accused of Pulling Over Real Cop

(myfoxmemphis.com) 03/21/09

Stupid passenger of the week – impersonates a federal air marshal

(gadling.com) 02/27/09

Corsicana PD Search For Police Impostor

(cbs11tv.com) 03/19/09