Police Impersonators - Happening a Lot Lately

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Been hearing on the news a lot of cases of police impersonators, some have uniforms, badges and guns. I'd hate to get pulled over at night in my car by a man who wanted to rob me or harm me, and he was disguised as a cop. They say you can ask for the badge, but then you'd have to make him wait while you called 911 to verify if he was legit. I don't know how kindly the real cops would even take to standing there while you went through the motions.

Ever stopped by a cop who was a fake, or have one knock on your door? How about servicemen who really weren't with the company they were allegedly representing? Hard to trust anyone these days.
 

Aaaaaaahahahahaha!! I did!

This was toooooooo funny. I was going to work in the Army when I was a company commander, a Captain. I lived off post and all of a sudden in my rearview mirror, I see this Ford Crown Victoria with a little bitty blue light on its dashboard. We'd been warned about a "blue light bandit" so I thought, okay....let's see. I wasn't speeding but I was driving a red Mustang. Those are pretty much cop magnets anyway LOL!

Mmmmmmkay. I pull over, and the first thing I noticed was he did NOT put his hand on the rear of the car. Big no-no. All officers who stop cars leave their handprint on your car in case they're killed or injured during the traffic stop. Common sense.

Then he comes up straight in front of my driver's side window. Cops don't do that on a traffic stop. They stand waaaay back of the window. You have to turn around to shoot them, and they have the advantage by seeing inside the car and being able to react.

He asks me for my driver's license, registration and insurance stuff. I had my Colt 1911 on me, but he couldn't see it. I said, "Let me see your ID first."

He said, "I don't have to show you anything. I'm an officer of the law. I need your registration, driver's license, and insurance card."

I said, "Oh yes you do, boy. In case you don't know, there's a blue light bandit out here on the roads, so you better show me your ID real dang fast, or I'm outta here."

He said, "I don't have to show you anything. Now give me...." he repeated himself.

This was in Texas. Texas has front and back plates, and this plate I saw in the mirror wasn't a permanent one. I made a mental note of his front plate. So I said, "Okay, you got me. But my wallet's in my back pocket and I can't get to it sitting here. I'll comply. Mind if I just step out for a second so I can give you my stuff?"

The idiot said, "Sure." He stepped away so I could get out. LOL!!!!!!

Dummy. I took off like a bat out of Hades, grabbed my cell phone, called 911, and reported it. He was nailed later that day. They never knew who I was but the blue light bandit was....history. Aaaaaaahahahahhaha!
 
Hmmm. I must admit if a uniformed police officer knocked I would unlock/open the door.

As far as utility workers, had a situation a few months ago. There had been a problem with gas lines in the area and work had been done. About a week later I got a call from the gas company telling me someone would be checking something on a particular date/time. When the guy knocked I asked for ID and he didn’t have it. I allowed him to do what he needed to (neighbors were home and I saw he had been there). Afterwards I called and let a rep know the guy didn’t have his company ID and I was told he should have and they would talk to him. Had I not been notified in advance I would not have answered the door.

But police impersonators...that is troublesome.
 

Pookie, great story! I didn't know about those procedures police use when stopping a vehicle, now I do.

Everything old is new again, I guess. I recall back in the 70's there was a rash of police impersonators on the prowl in my city, preying on lone women drivers.
 
Good for you Pookie, you had the wherewithall to pull that off and not get hurt. A lot of women without your experience wouldn't fare as well though. RadishRose, I don't remember that happening in the 70s, maybe not in the media as much?
 
Have these impersonators copied the (now blue) lights flashing on their cars also? I think that would be very hard to pull off. Showing up at your door---I would probably fall for that, not thinking. Probably best to look for a police car outside first. Of course if you lived in an apartment building that might be impossible. :shrug:
 
NancyNGA said:
Have these impersonators copied the (now blue) lights flashing on their cars also? I think that would be very hard to pull off. Showing up at your door---I would probably fall for that, not thinking. Probably best to look for a police car outside first. Of course if you lived in an apartment building that might be impossible. :shrug:
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Looks like they can buy those blue lights online now. http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/loca...ce-on-bay-area-police-impersonators/27970049/
 
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