Police Impersonator Pulling Women Over In Brick, Wall: Police

BRICK, NJ — Authorities are seeking the identity of a man who they say impersonated a police officer and pulled over women in Brick and Wall Township earlier this month.

The man, depicted in the composite sketch created by New Jersey State Police, is described as a white male, 40 to 50 years old, with long red hair pulled back in a ponytail, a red scruffy beard, and tattoos on both arms and the back of his hands, New Jersey State Police said in a post on Facebook.

The man was last seen wearing black battle dress uniform pants, a light blue short-sleeved bloused shirt with the word "police" on the front and non-descriptive patches on the arms that also said "police" but no specific department. He was also wearing a duty belt and a holster with what appeared to be black handgun, state police said.

The first woman reported she was accosted about 2 p.m. on Aug. 1 in Brick Township. She said she stopped her car in Brick because she thought a police officer was pulling her over, state police said.

"The suspect was driving behind the victim in a black, older model Ford Crown Victoria when he activated a blue dome light on the front dashboard," they said.

When the woman pulled over, the man approached her vehicle and identified himself as a police officer. After a brief exchange, she became suspicious and asked him for identification, police said. He failed to provide ID and instead instructed her to exit the vehicle, police said.

When the woman refused to get out of her vehicle, the man tried to pull her out of it, but she fled and called police.

While Brick Township police were investigating they discovered a similar incident happened about 9:45 p.m. Aug. 3. in Wall, state police said. Another woman told police that a man in black, older model Ford Crown Victoria pulled her over and impersonated a police officer.

A detective with the State Police Forensic Imaging Unit created a composite sketch of the suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Christopher Mason of the Wall Township Police Department at 732-449-4500 ext. 1192 or Detective Michael Bennett of the Brick Township Police Department at 732-262-1100.

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