Suspect impersonates officer to pull over driver, Tacoma WA
Suspicious ActivityA driver reported being followed near 30th and McKinley by a man claiming to be an officer. The man, wearing a red shirt and bulletproof vest, tried to pull over the driver. The caller later canceled the request for assistance.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - South
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Transcript:
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The caller at the corner of 30th and McKinley says they were in a gold Ford Fusion and followed by a gold older sedan with a license plate (number withheld) returning to a blue Dodge Neon. The driver claimed to be an officer and directed the caller to pull over near the fire station.
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Pleasure rate.
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Your Honor.
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The driver description matches the registered owner of this blue Dodge Neon.
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It's a black male in his 40s, bald,
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with facial hair, wearing a red shirt, and he pulled out a bulletproof vest and was trying to put it on.
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Breezer right.
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Okay.
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Your Honor.
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Your Honor.
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Go ahead. Go ahead.
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He is really in four hundred.
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He suspects continued on northbound.
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Gabby.
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Good on.
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The caller is requesting to cancel.
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Do you want me to have the unit still area check?
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No, if they want to cancel, that's fine.
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Great, informer back in.
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Location mentioned:
McKinley Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404
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