Crime & Safety
Fake Cop Threatens Fredericksburg Driver With Jail: Police
Suspect threatened to take a motorist to jail for unspecified violations in downtown incident, according to Fredericksburg City Police.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A man driving downtown on Princess Anne Street last Friday afternoon was pulled over by a driver who was impersonating a police officer, according to Fredericksburg Police.
The man pulled over after the vehicle behind him began flashing its high beams. The driver of the other vehicle got out and threatened him with three tickets.
When the citizen asked the unknown man for police ID, the man became nervous, got back into his car and began to drive away before stopping again and yelling that he was going to take the man to jail.
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The suspect, who was driving a Toyato truck similar to a T-100, is described as a white male, approximately 50-55 years old with long gray slicked-back hair and glasses. He was wearing "gaudy" silver rings and an arrowhead necklace.
Anyone with information about a person fitting the subject’s description is asked to contact Fredericksburg Police at 540-373-3122.
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