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robp
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 Posted: 01/06/05 - 08:44 Post subject: rocket scientist....
Man Impersonates Cop, Pulls Over Real Officer
NewsNet5.comCLEVELAND - A Parma man is facing charges after he impersonated a police officer, and is caught by a real police officer he tried to pull over. Micahel Gustafson, 50, faces a five-count grand jury indictment stemming from the Dec. 17 incident.
According to police, Gustafson put a blinking blue police light on his dashboard at around 2:30 a.m. He then shined a high-beam flashlight at a woman in a car at the intersection of East 110th Street and St. Clair, in Cleveland.
Gustafson reportedly told the woman he was a police officer, and that he stopped her for driving erratically.
However, the woman turned out to be a Cleveland police detective, and she quickly called for backup.
Police found Gustafson was carrying a gun and had a stolen police radio in his car. A search of his home also revealed more police and law enforcement paraphernalia.
Gustafson faces five counts, including impersonating a police officer and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Ms. Jenn
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Posted: 01/06/05 - 08:52 Post subject:
I'll admit to being afraid of being pulled over by an impersonated officer at night.
I've decided if that happens, I'm gonna keep driving until I actually get to a station. Problem is, I don't know where one is. 
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phillycat
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Posted: 01/06/05 - 09:10 Post subject:
What would posses someone to impersonate a cop? Is it a power thing? Totally freaks me out. 
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Cappy
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Posted: 01/06/05 - 09:12 Post subject:
| Ms. Jenn wrote: | | I've decided if that happens, I'm gonna keep driving until I actually get to a station. Problem is, I don't know where one is. |
If you know where a fire station is that is another alternative.
Also, if you are uncomfortable when/if a plain clothes officer pulls you over, ask him/her to call for a uniformed officer, in a marked car. It may annoy the officer, but your safety should be you first concern
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copteacher
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Posted: 01/06/05 - 09:23 Post subject:
you can also call 911 and verify if you are being pulled over. Unless it is a marked car, with a uniformed officer, I would otherwise stop in a lighted up area.
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