Phony Cop Pulls Over the Wrong Cabbie

WINS News ^ | 6/22/02

[areafiftyone]

New York-AP) -- A man pretending to be a police officer made a big mistake yesterday when he pulled over a yellow cab -- driven by real undercover cops.

Police say the man turned on a siren and displayed a fake badge after he pulled over the cops -- who had driven close to his S-U-V as they followed a suspicious car.

Thirty-three-year-old Jarrod Kahn was arrested on charges of impersonating a police officer, criminal possession of a controlled substance, unauthorized use of a siren and dazzling lights on a vehicle.

[Lazamataz]

dazzling lights on a vehicle.

Tell me they actually made this into a law.

(shaking my head)

[LibKill]

Dazzle lights are strobe lights that disorient the driver they are aimed at and encourage him to pull over quickly.

[libertylover]

You mean, like the ones on the back of school busses?

[LibKill]

You mean, like the ones on the back of school busses?

No, the bus strobes are strictly for annoyance value. :)

[EggsAckley]

With what the headline says, I was thinking maybe he stopped "Chic."
(tracey ullman.)

[rodeocowboy]

I think that this is freakin' funny! I am glad this perp is off of the streets.

[areafiftyone]

Obviously a WACKO!

[appeal2]

Impersonating a police officer is a felony in NY.

[cynicom]

In NYC a lot of them get paid for impersonating honest police officers.