Barry Lee Hastings, 35, asked the deputy to slow down and could not produce credentials proving that he was the real thing.
A man from Plant City, Florida, wanted to be a police officer so much that he had a siren box, light set-up and even a band radio installed in his black Crown Victoria vehicle.As an example of how into his character he was, the 35-year-old pulled in behind a vehicle heading east on Interstate 4 and even flashed at him to pull over,It turned out he had picked the wrong car because its driver happened to be an off-duty Lee County deputy.
The officer then called 911 and a Hillsborough County officer eventually caught up with the fake cop. Also, depending on the state, impersonating a law enforcement officer may be considered either a felony or a misdemeanor and can include a jail term of up to five years and a fine.Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
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