A Tolland man was arrested on Saturday and is accused of showing up to the scene of a medical call in an SUV with flashing red and blue lights and claiming to be a federal officer, according to Connecticut State Police.
State police said they were assisting EMS with a medical call on Baxter Road in Tolland around 1:51 p.m. Saturday when a 58-year-old man drove up in a blue Mazda SUV with red and blue flashing lights.
The man asked state police if they needed any assistance. When officers asked what agency the man represented, he said he was a federal officer and then left the immediate area, state police said.
Troopers saw the same SUV parked behind state police cruisers with the red and blue lights on a short time later, according to state police.
When police questioned the man further, he said he worked for “Special Forces.” Police said he was unable to provide legitimate law enforcement credentials when asked.
State police said an inspection of the SUV revealed multiple red and blue light bars attached to the front and rear windshields, more flashing lights underneath the vehicle, a radio communications scanner, and two sets of handcuffs and keys on the front passenger seat.
They also found another pair of handcuffs in a pouch on the man’s belt, according to state police. All of the items were seized as evidence.
The man was arrested and charged with impersonation of a police officer and improper use of colored or flashing lights.
He was held on a $25,000 bond and was taken to the Hartford Correctional Center after he was unable to post bond, state police said.
He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Rockville Superior Court.
A Tolland man was arrested on Saturday and is accused of showing up to the scene of a medical call in an SUV with flashing red and blue lights and claiming to be a federal officer, according to Connecticut State Police.
A Tolland man was arrested on Saturday and is accused of showing up to the scene of a medical call in an SUV with flashing red and blue lights and claiming to be a federal officer, according to Connecticut State Police.
State police said they were assisting EMS with a medical call on Baxter Road in Tolland around 1:51 p.m. Saturday when a 58-year-old man drove up in a blue Mazda SUV with red and blue flashing lights.
The man asked state police if they needed any assistance. When officers asked what agency the man represented, he said he was a federal officer and then left the immediate area, state police said.
Troopers saw the same SUV parked behind state police cruisers with the red and blue lights on a short time later, according to state police.
When police questioned the man further, he said he worked for “Special Forces." Police said he was unable to provide legitimate law enforcement credentials when asked.
State police said an inspection of the SUV revealed multiple red and blue light bars attached to the front and rear windshields, more flashing lights underneath the vehicle, a radio communications scanner, and two sets of handcuffs and keys on the front passenger seat.
They also found another pair of handcuffs in a pouch on the man’s belt, according to state police. All of the items were seized as evidence.
The man was arrested and charged with impersonation of a police officer and improper use of colored or flashing lights.
He was held on a $25,000 bond and was taken to the Hartford Correctional Center after he was unable to post bond, state police said.
He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Rockville Superior Court.
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