Now theres one in Mesquite.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:26 am
Keep aware guys and gals. Even if its not you getting pulled over. Mabey keep any eye on those on the side of the road. HOw many of yall would make a call if an unmarked had someone pulled over that matched the description of this car?
CBS 11 News wrote: Fake Cop Reports Now In Mesquite
Reporting
Robbie Owens MESQUITE (CBS 11 News) ―
Another police impersonator may be patrolling North Texas streets and this time, he's hurting his victims.
Mesquite Police have released little information of at least one recent report that stated a driver was stopped on Interstate 635 by a fake cop who zapped them with "some kind of Taser-ike device."
Authorities wouldn't say whether that driver was a woman and haven't released a detailed description of the impersonator, but the description does not match the description of the man who impersonated a North Richland Hills police officer over the weekend.
In that report, the imposter stopped a female driver, searched her car and wrote down her personal information.
That man also is suspected in a break-in at his victim's house a day later.
In the Mesquite case , the fake officer drove a white Chevy Caprice or Crown Victoria, which is the make many departments use. It also was equipped with red and blue strobe lights.
As fear increases of more imposters on the road, officials offer this advice to someone who is pulled over and who may have concern or suspicion that it may not be a real officer behind the wheel:
Call 9-1-1 and give the dispatcher your location and ask if there's an officer in the area;
Slow down, turn on your lights and drive slowly to a well-lit area; preferably a gas station or store where there will be other people.