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Police investigate report
of impersonation
From Staff Reports
Due to a complaint called in to the Purdue Police
Department, police are looking for information about a man who may have
been impersonating a police officer on Thursday afternoon.
Police said the incident took place around 4:30
p.m. on Thursday. The impersonator, who was reportedly driving a white
sedan with blue and red flashing lights on the dashboard and some type
of emblem on the side door panels, pulled over a woman and yelled at
her repeatedly, telling her to get out of the car.
According to police, when the woman asked the man
for his badge number and identification he would not give it to her,
so she refused to get out of the car. When the woman didn't receive
a traffic citation she drove away from the scene.
According to police, the man got in his car and
followed the woman through West Lafayette to State Road 26 and then
west of the Lafayette city limits. That is when the woman contacted
the department to report the incident.
The woman helped police construct a composite drawing
of the man, whom she described as approximately 6 feet 2 inches with
a stocky build, short, dark brown hair with bangs over his forehead
and about 30 to 35 years of age.
Purdue police are still investigating the incident
and urge people to be cautious.
"The Purdue Police Department would like to remind
women to take safety precautions if they suspect something is amiss,"
said Capt. Ron Fosnaugh of the Purdue Police Department in a recent
press release. "Only roll down windows a few inches to be able to hear
the person. If an officer refuses to identify himself or herself, drive
to the nearest police department of populated area."
Anyone with information regarding this incident
or the persons involved should contact the Purdue Police Department
at 494-8221.
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