A man pretending to be a police officer was arrested after he pulled over a deputy
A Florida man allegedly pretending to be a police officer pulled over the wrong car.
Barry Lee Hastings Jr., was driving a black vehicle with white and amber lights late Thursday night when he spotted the car of an off-duty Lee County sheriff's deputy and activated emergency lights, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
Hastings told the deputy he needed to "slow down."
The deputy twice asked Hastings for his credentials. Hastings responded that he was "a law enforcement officer and his credentials were at the office," the sheriff's office said.
"He told the deputy he could follow him back to the 'station' so he could obtain and show him his credentials," the sheriff's office said.
Hastings tried to flee after the deputy called 911 but was stopped and arrested by a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy.
A functional siren box and light set up similar to the ones used by Hillsborough County officers and a CB radio were found in the car, the office said.
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This happens all over the US, and women have been raped and murdered in many states by men doing this.
All the folks "Florida Manning" this incident -- and other incidents -- are basically handwaving away the seriousness of incidents and crimes. I am frankly tired of it. It excuses what happened.
From https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-fake-officer-pulls-over-cop-20190420-story.html
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
APR 20, 2019
PLANT CITY, FLA.
Fake officer tries to pull over a real undercover cop in Florida
Matthew Erris was arrested on a charge of impersonating a public officer. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office photo)
Authorities say a Florida man impersonating an officer flipped the red and blue lights on his SUV while unknowingly trying to stop a car with a real officer.
The Tampa Bay Times reports 26-year-old Matthew Erris was arrested on a charge of impersonating a public officer.
An arrest report says Erris turned on the red and blue lights on his SUV in Plant City, Florida to try to stop the car in front of him.
The driver was an undercover Hillsborough County sheriff's detective in an unmarked car. He didn't pull over. Instead he called dispatchers to alert other deputies, who later stopped Erris.
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