Police: Fake officer tries to stop real officer

[JonLP24]

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland police say a man impersonating a police officer tried to pull over a real undercover officer and was arrested.

Police say 21-year-old Antonio Fernandez Martinez of Oakland was arrested Wednesday in the Fruitvale district after trying to pull over an unmarked police vehicle. Martinez was driving a Ford Crown Victoria outfitted with flashing lights, a microphone and speakers.

Martinez, a convicted car thief, will have his felony probation revoked and could face a prison term.

The officer, Jim Beere, says Martinez probably thought he'd be an easy mark to rob.
http://www.sacbee.com/827/story/2055825.html

[MADem]

1. WTF???? ......and could face a prison term????? nt

[eShirl]

2. he was on probation for a felony at the time

[MADem]

3. I guess I wasn't clear-- he "could" face a prison term?

Like that kind of sentence isn't a foregone conclusion? There's wiggle room?

[JonLP24]

7. Well he still has to stand trial

Which would explain why an article would use a word such as 'could'

[anigbrowl]

4. It doesn't get any more awesome than that

I wonder whether he stole the cop car or bought the fittings on the internet. You can buy old cop cars fairly easily, I've looked into it before because it's cheaper to get a permit to use one on private land for a movie or so than it is to 'rent' an actual working cop car, unless you have a friend in the PD.

[Feron]

5. Oops. n/t

[Shagbark Hickory]

6. Tsk, tsk, tsk.