If you’re going to impersonate a police officer, it’s probably best not to do it when a real one drives by..That’s the lesson learned by a 64-year-old man who was arrested after allegedly pulling over a vehicle near Kelowna, pretending he was an RCMP officer..“On May 1, just before 3:00 p.m., an off-duty officer noticed a non-police vehicle with what appeared to be police lights in the grill,” said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy..The vehicle appeared to have another car pulled over near the intersection of Hwy. 97 and Drought Rd. in Peachland, she said..“The concerned off-duty officer reported this to the West Kelowna RCMP. A front-line officer attended and located the suspicious vehicle, and initiated an investigation,” said Noseworthy..“It was found that white smaller sized SUV had strobing lights on the dash, consistent with police vehicles.”.Noseworthy said while dealing with the driver, the officer noted signs of alcohol consumption, and open alcohol was located inside the vehicle..The driver, a 64-year-old man, was taken into custody and later released on conditions for a future court date. He was also issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and his vehicle was impounded under the BC Motor Vehicle Act..The investigation is ongoing, and the full file will be submitted to the BC Prosecution Service for a full review and charge assessment..“RCMP is appealing to anyone who witnessed this incident, or has any other information that may aid our investigators, to contact the West Kelowna RCMP,” says Noseworthy.“We will be looking into potential connections with other reports of possible police impersonation. At this time, we have not established any direct links.”.Anyone with information can contact the West Kelowna RCMP at (250) 768-2880..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
If you’re going to impersonate a police officer, it’s probably best not to do it when a real one drives by..That’s the lesson learned by a 64-year-old man who was arrested after allegedly pulling over a vehicle near Kelowna, pretending he was an RCMP officer..“On May 1, just before 3:00 p.m., an off-duty officer noticed a non-police vehicle with what appeared to be police lights in the grill,” said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy..The vehicle appeared to have another car pulled over near the intersection of Hwy. 97 and Drought Rd. in Peachland, she said..“The concerned off-duty officer reported this to the West Kelowna RCMP. A front-line officer attended and located the suspicious vehicle, and initiated an investigation,” said Noseworthy..“It was found that white smaller sized SUV had strobing lights on the dash, consistent with police vehicles.”.Noseworthy said while dealing with the driver, the officer noted signs of alcohol consumption, and open alcohol was located inside the vehicle..The driver, a 64-year-old man, was taken into custody and later released on conditions for a future court date. He was also issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and his vehicle was impounded under the BC Motor Vehicle Act..The investigation is ongoing, and the full file will be submitted to the BC Prosecution Service for a full review and charge assessment..“RCMP is appealing to anyone who witnessed this incident, or has any other information that may aid our investigators, to contact the West Kelowna RCMP,” says Noseworthy.“We will be looking into potential connections with other reports of possible police impersonation. At this time, we have not established any direct links.”.Anyone with information can contact the West Kelowna RCMP at (250) 768-2880..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
