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Common
01-09-2016, 12:11 PM
This is why when claiming you are a cop or a private eye or a journalist YOU Must show credentials upon being asked by the police. People impersonate officials constantly for access and nefarious reasons and of course he must not have passed a background check because he posessed an illegal handgun.

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for impersonating a police officer, a Newark Police Department spokesman confirmed. Jose F. Ruiz was arrested on Jan. 4 after an off-duty Newark police lieutenant overheard him identify himself as a city police officer. At the time, Ruiz was at a retail gun store in Belleville inquiring about purchasing an "off-duty" weapon, said Sgt. Ronald Glover.
The police lieutenant later followed the suspect into Newark, where he and backup officers called in to assist pulled over and arrested Ruiz, Glover said.
A search of Ruiz' car turned up a loaded 40-caliber handgun, a police radio, a knife labeled "police model" and several other police related items, according to reports obtained by NJ Advance Media.


Ruiz now stands charged with impersonating a police officer, and was issued several motor vehicle summonses, Glover said.
The incident remains under investigation, and additional charges could be announced, Glover said.
Acting Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose commended the actions of the off-duty lieutenant. "Because of him, we were able to remove another gun from our streets which may have otherwise been used in criminal activity," he said.


http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2016/01/man_arrested_for_impersonating_a_newark_cop_found. html#incart_river_home

Cletus
01-09-2016, 12:25 PM
This is why when claiming you are a cop or a private eye or a journalist YOU Must show credentials upon being asked by the police. People impersonate officials constantly for access and nefarious reasons and of course he must not have passed a background check because he posessed an illegal handgun.

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for impersonating a police officer, a Newark Police Department spokesman confirmed. Jose F. Ruiz was arrested on Jan. 4 after an off-duty Newark police lieutenant overheard him identify himself as a city police officer. At the time, Ruiz was at a retail gun store in Belleville inquiring about purchasing an "off-duty" weapon, said Sgt. Ronald Glover.
The police lieutenant later followed the suspect into Newark, where he and backup officers called in to assist pulled over and arrested Ruiz, Glover said.
A search of Ruiz' car turned up a loaded 40-caliber handgun, a police radio, a knife labeled "police model" and several other police related items, according to reports obtained by NJ Advance Media.


Ruiz now stands charged with impersonating a police officer, and was issued several motor vehicle summonses, Glover said.
The incident remains under investigation, and additional charges could be announced, Glover said.
Acting Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose commended the actions of the off-duty lieutenant. "Because of him, we were able to remove another gun from our streets which may have otherwise been used in criminal activity," he said.


http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2016/01/man_arrested_for_impersonating_a_newark_cop_found. html#incart_river_home

Unless he tried to exercise police powers or gain some kind of monetary benefit, the charge of impersonating an officer won't stick.

Common
01-09-2016, 12:41 PM
Unless he tried to exercise police powers or gain some kind of monetary benefit, the charge of impersonating an officer won't stick.

If you had read the article it clearly demonstrates they have him cold

Department spokesman confirmed. Jose F. Ruiz was arrested on Jan. 4 after an off-duty Newark police lieutenant overheard him identify himself as a city police officer. At the time, Ruiz was at a retail gun store in Belleville inquiring about purchasing an "off-duty" weapon, said Sgt. Ronald

Cletus
01-09-2016, 12:58 PM
If you had read the article it clearly demonstrates they have him cold

Department spokesman confirmed. Jose F. Ruiz was arrested on Jan. 4 after an off-duty Newark police lieutenant overheard him identify himself as a city police officer. At the time, Ruiz was at a retail gun store in Belleville inquiring about purchasing an "off-duty" weapon, said Sgt. Ronald

I did read that and it means nothing.

Common
01-09-2016, 03:50 PM
I did read that and it means nothing.

I believe you are quite wrong