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Of police impersonation episodes, 45% occurred on a highway, roadway, or alley; 20% occurred in or near the victim's home (such as a fake "knock and talk"); and 34% occurred in some other place. [1] The study found that only 46% of police impersonation incidents were "cleared" (i.e., arrest made or resolved in some other way). [1]
Impersonating a public servant, impersonating a public officer or impersonating a public official is a crime or misdemeanor in several jurisdictions. It consists of pretending to hold a public office and exercise that authority or attempt to induce another person to do something.
Impersonating a public servant, as in the examples of recent incidents provided by Dallas police, is a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Show comments Advertisement
Dewitte was charged in 2001 with impersonating a police officer, while a member of a police explorers’ program. [8] His 2003 impersonation of a police officer resulted in an almost two year state jail sentence. [5] In 2005 he was arrested for sexual battery of a victim between 12 and 15 years old, mandating him to register as a sex offender. [5]
Philadelphia police arrested a 22-year-old student, charging him with impersonating a public servant, with the university saying that he’s been placed on “interim suspension.”
A 44-year-old woman is facing felony identity theft and false impersonation charges after two hospitals employed her Woman Arrested After Allegedly Posing as Nurse and Caring for Around 60 ...
Personation (rather than impersonation) is a primarily legal term, meaning "to assume the identity of another person with intent to deceive". [1] It is often used for the kind of voter fraud where an individual votes in an election, whilst pretending to be a different elector.
Burbank police arrested a woman they said was pretending to be a registered nurse and overseeing the care of some 60 patients. So-called nurse was a serial impersonator hired by at least two SoCal ...