Pretending you are a police officer is all sirens and night stick clubbing fun until you accidently pull over the city’s Mayor.
SHREVEPORT, La. – A man impersonating an officer with a flashing red light in his car has been arrested after he pulled over the wrong driver — the mayor of Shreveport, La., police said.
Police think the suspect was using the in-dash light to maneuver through traffic Monday night in northwest Louisiana.
Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover said he pulled over when the driver pulled up behind him, but that the man turned around and left as soon as he saw it was the mayor.
Mayor Glover, determined not to let the perp flee, did his best Buford T. Justice impression, and commenced to hot pursuit.
Glover said he then followed the car and called police, who arrived just as the suspect pulled up to a house.
The suspect, Daniel Niederhelman, 21, of Shreveport has been charged with false impersonation of a peace officer.
[As Seen on MSNBC by Anne]
FACEBOOK IS NOT YOUR FRIEND UPDATE: The “arresting” officer’s photo and Facebook page after the jump [HT: Half of the Power Couple]
A man who clearly loves to be in uniform. And his Facebook page of course.
I’ve never been impressed by Glover, but that’s pretty badass.
Yeahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! no..wait….Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Congratulations Anne you made it on ASIS!!
I just wonder how high Glover’s blood pressure went during that ‘hot pursuit’ … isn’t he knocking on heart attack’s door?
I’m sure there was plenty of huffing and patting of fevered brow going on in that sedan!
Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!
So much for Sherman being a gentle giant…
That’s the Army for you… That just goes to show how they will let anyone in and how much the discipline standards have degraded.