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Two masked suspects who allegedly impersonated police officers were shot and killed by a homeowner in Houston on Friday night after they attempted to enter a residence under false pretenses, according to local news station KHOU and the Houston Police Department (HPD). Newsweek reached out to the HPD via email on Saturday for comment. **SNIP** What To Know The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on Bellnole Drive in southeast Houston, according to the HPD, with both suspects, believed to be in their 30s, pronounced dead at the scene after exchanging gunfire with the homeowner. The suspects approached the home claiming...

The news out of Houston that a group of criminals is staging armed raids on illegal gaming rooms in that city contains a very important wrinkle for our consideration — these violators are also police impersonators, and by all indications in the video these thugs have stepped things up quite considerably in their tactics — and tactical training. We’ve reported extensively here on PoliceOne in recent months on the variety of issues related to police impersonators, but today’s news presents us with an array of additional considerations to contemplate — not the least of which is the idea that HPD...

GASTONIA, N.C. -- A decision made by federal officials will keep a Czech Republic man who was driving a vehicle eerily similar to police car in jail because of his immigration status. Milan Krivsky, 32, was arrested Saturday. A state trooper said he pulled over Krivsky on Interstate 85 in Belmont for speeding and became suspicious when he saw his international license and equipment in the man’s vehicle. The trooper asked for permission to search the Jeep Cherokee and found digital cameras mounted on the dash along with a blue light, a siren, a radar gun and an official-looking Department...