MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. — After allegedly driving around in a phony police van, a Montgomery County man was arrested by actual officers and charged with impersonating a police officer.
The Montgomery County Department of Police posted pictures of the 67-year-old Montgomery Village resident's Ford Transit van on Thursday, topped with red and blue sirens and the word "police" written in English and Spanish.
When pulled over, the man apparently continued the act, telling actual MCPD officers that he, too, was a cop. According to MCPD, the man then claimed, without giving any proof, that he was a former police officer.
When arresting the man, police said they found a fake Baltimore City Police badge and a holster with a replica black pistol. A list of ten items reportedly recovered from ins