Article-Dallas police seeking impostor who helped make arrests

[Xela]

Oh boy, we're going to love this one.

Xela

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"Little is known about Caskey, but he does not appear to have a criminal history. And although has a concealed-weapons permit, the law forbids him from carrying the handgun openly, police said. Such a violation is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/042809dnmetdpdimposter.3cac535.html

[slackmaster]

1. One of my favorite episodes of Dragnet involved an imposter

Mr. Gideon C. Dingell IIRC.

[MADem]

2. The Chicago police are stupid, too, apparently....

In Chicago, a 14-year-old boy recently conned police officers into believing that he was a cop, according to media accounts. The teen entered an unlocked door at a patrol station, was issued a radio and rode with an officer for several hours.

The teen, who was not legally old enough to drive, also drove a squad car and helped handcuff a suspect.

A supervisor discovered the ruse when he noticed that the teen did not have a badge or a gun. Seven officers were disciplined over the incident.