Police: Man poses as cop, interferes with sex sting

[JonLP24]

DETROIT – A 51-year-old Detroit man was arrested for impersonating an officer after police said he interfered with a prostitution sting.

Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon said in a release Wednesday that the man pulled alongside an undercover female officer on Detroit's east side, flashed a badge and yelled "get off the street."

Another man who believed he was speaking with a prostitute drove away.

Napoleon said the suspect continued to follow his deputy, but sped off when she told him she was an officer. He was stopped and arrested by other deputies who found a loaded .40-caliber handgun, a Detroit police badge, hats and other clothing with police logos in his pickup.
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/01/21/20100121sex-sting-man-poses-as-cop-CR.html

[Haole Girl]

1. Am I the only one confused here?

:wtf:

[Kali]

2. fake prostitute

harassed by fake cop (real john scared off by fake cop)

fake cop arrested by real cops

kinda weird - wonder if fake cop is really dangerous?

[petronius]

3. It would not surprise me if fake cop was dangerous to real prostitutes,

especially those prostitutes who declined to respect his 'authority'...

[applegrove]

7. Yes the police lucked out and caught a real creep it seems.

[JonLP24]

4. My first impression was

he was using his badge to scare women out of being prostitutes by the "Get off the street!" remark. Like the poster who also replied to you it wouldn't surprise me if he was.

[rrneck]

5. Well, he was fair about it.

He managed to piss off everybody involved.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. So what happens when someone asks if he is a cop?

What are his obligations?:shrug: