Man impersonates police officer to pull over drivers, Institute WV
An older man impersonated a police officer by using a black jeep with police lights and tried to pull people over near King Street and Charles Avenue in Institute. He wore plain clothes with no badge or vehicle markings and told a caller to get out of their vehicle after being asked for identification.
Audio|Source: Kanawha County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I need Timmy coffee, Bola.
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Metro Union, Sam had to copy, Paul Love from Institute.
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Be on the lookout for a black jeep with police lights.
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Driven by an older white male, around 70s wearing a Carhartt jacket, jeans, and boots.
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The vehicle in the mail tried to pull over a collar.
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He was in regular clothes, no badge, no markings on his vehicle.
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Break.
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Good.
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The elderly male walked up to the caller's vehicle,
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kept telling the caller to get out of the vehicle after the caller asked for ID.
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Apparently, uh, imitating an officer.
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Just be advised.
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Last year, King Street and Charles Avenue, Institute.
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Time 13, 2020.
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We're driving while I suspended or revoke.
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Go ahead.
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Out for court, 1327.
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So I said there was an older white male that appeared in the 70s wearing a Carhartt jacket, jeans and boots,
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trying to pull people over in plain clothes with no badge or markings on the vehicle.
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So the mail is acting very odd and telling the quality out of a vehicle.
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No direction of travel was lasting there at King Street, Charles Avenue.
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Time now 1327.
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Institute, WV 25064
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