Man Impersonating Cop Pulls Over Real Police Officer

Doglips · 01-06-2005, 12:35 PM

Man Impersonating Cop Pulls Over Real Police Officer
Police Find Stolen Radio, Other Police Paraphernalia

POSTED: 7:12 pm EST January 5, 2005
UPDATED: 8:16 pm EST January 5, 2005

CLEVELAND -- A Parma, Ohio, man is facing charges after he impersonated a police officer, and was caught by a real police officer he tried to pull over.

Micahel Gustafson, 50, faces a five-count grand jury indictment stemming from the Dec. 17 incident.

According to police, Gustafson put a blinking blue police light on his dashboard at around 2:30 a.m. He then shined a high-beam flashlight at a woman in a car at the intersection of East 110th Street and St. Clair, in Cleveland.

Gustafson reportedly told the woman he was a police officer, and that he stopped her for driving erratically.

However, the woman turned out to be a Cleveland police detective, and she quickly called for backup.

Police found Gustafson was carrying a gun and had a stolen police radio in his car. A search of his home also revealed more police and law enforcement paraphernalia.

Gustafson faces five counts, including impersonating a police officer and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Big Dog · 01-06-2005, 04:55 PM

"Book 'im, Danno! Felony Stupidity."

SilverRun · 01-06-2005, 07:52 PM

What an idiot!

hounddawg · 01-15-2005, 09:42 PM

Yep, for stupid there's just no medicine.

Apollyon67 · 01-15-2005, 09:56 PM

Hounddawg, Sure there is. its called Cyanide. Works well to cure stupid.

Oxford · 01-15-2005, 09:58 PM

Good for her. We don't need impersonators of LEO for sure. :nod:

hounddawg · 01-15-2005, 10:18 PM

Appolyon, I dare say that you are quite right. I stand corrected.

More the pity that in infancy a sufficient dose was not administered to this reprobate. I hear moans and groans from people about police that should be out catching murderers and narcotic peddlers.... Well, if they behave, perhaps the police would have more time to?

01-06-2005, 12:35 PM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	Man Impersonating Cop Pulls Over Real Police Officer Man Impersonating Cop Pulls Over Real Police Officer Police Find Stolen Radio, Other Police Paraphernalia POSTED: 7:12 pm EST January 5, 2005 UPDATED: 8:16 pm EST January 5, 2005 CLEVELAND -- A Parma, Ohio, man is facing charges after he impersonated a police officer, and was caught by a real police officer he tried to pull over. Micahel Gustafson, 50, faces a five-count grand jury indictment stemming from the Dec. 17 incident. According to police, Gustafson put a blinking blue police light on his dashboard at around 2:30 a.m. He then shined a high-beam flashlight at a woman in a car at the intersection of East 110th Street and St. Clair, in Cleveland. Gustafson reportedly told the woman he was a police officer, and that he stopped her for driving erratically. However, the woman turned out to be a Cleveland police detective, and she quickly called for backup. Police found Gustafson was carrying a gun and had a stolen police radio in his car. A search of his home also revealed more police and law enforcement paraphernalia. Gustafson faces five counts, including impersonating a police officer and carrying a concealed weapon. Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

01-06-2005, 04:55 PM	#2
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,213	"Book 'im, Danno! Felony Stupidity." __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

01-15-2005, 09:42 PM	#4
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South of Nasty-vile, Tennessee Posts: 535 Images: 1	Yep, for stupid there's just no medicine. __________________ http://images.animationfactory.com/a...ing_md_clr.gif If the people be of sound mind, laws are unneccesary. If the people be not of sound mind, laws are useless. --Plato

01-15-2005, 09:56 PM	#5
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	Hounddawg, Sure there is. its called Cyanide. Works well to cure stupid. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

01-15-2005, 09:58 PM	#6
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Good for her. We don't need impersonators of LEO for sure. :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

01-06-2005, 07:52 PM	#3
SilverRun Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,661	What an idiot!

01-15-2005, 10:18 PM	#7
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South of Nasty-vile, Tennessee Posts: 535 Images: 1	Appolyon, I dare say that you are quite right. I stand corrected. More the pity that in infancy a sufficient dose was not administered to this reprobate. I hear moans and groans from people about police that should be out catching murderers and narcotic peddlers.... Well, if they behave, perhaps the police would have more time to? __________________ http://images.animationfactory.com/a...ing_md_clr.gif If the people be of sound mind, laws are unneccesary. If the people be not of sound mind, laws are useless. --Plato