Posted on 01/09/2012 5:40:46 AM PST by marktwain
HAMMOND | An 18-year-old Dyer man shot twice at a man who posed as a police officer Thursday night in the 600 block of 177th Street, police said.
The Dyer man pulled his car over about 8:30 p.m. when a man driving a dark Chevy Tahoe or GMC Yukon appeared to be making a traffic stop. The SUV with Indiana license plates had activated red and blue windshield and grille lights and strobe lights in its headlights, according to a police report.
A Hispanic male, wearing a six-point star on a chain around his neck, blue cargo pants with a reflective strip on the top of the pants pocket and a black long-sleeved shirt, asked the Dyer man to step out of his car and hand over his wallet. The victim grew suspicious, and when he returned to his car, he brandished his gun from a holster on his hip, according to a police report.
"The victim realized it was a hoax," Hammond Police Chief Brian Miller said.
He got out of his car with his handgun and shot twice at the supposed officer, who then got in his car, made a U-turn and fled west on 177th before turning north on Harrison Avenue.
The Dyer man was not arrested for discharging his weapon, Miller said.
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Gangs of Amish have migrated from Mexico City and are impersonating police officers. Nothing wrong with that scenario that more range time wouldn’t cure.
Years ago, there was a “faux” officer in my county. The car was equipped with one of those magnetic red/blue globe tops and everything. Perp was pulling over females at night, flashing a badge and doing a roadside sobriety. He then raped them. The county police issued a statement advising if a plain clothes officer pulls you over, you can request a uniformed officer and/or drive within the speed limit to a police station. Good advice IMHO.
I think that the protocol is that the cop doesn’t ask the driver to step out of the car unless there are more than one cop there. Am I wrong?
Depends upon many factors.
Committing a strong arm robbery while impersonating an officer isn’t threatening? If a guy is impersonating a cop, it can be reasonably assumed he also has a gun.
The victim needs to work on his aim but overall, a positive outcome.
Wow, talk about a total collpase of society.
Some months back I read where Mexico City police were (another case) renting out their uniforms when off-duty for a little extra cash.
Isn’t Indiana the state that recently decided you don’t have the right to resist with force police officers entering your home without a warrant, even when you suspect they are impersonators?
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