Fake Cop Arrested After Pulling over Real Detectives, Police Say

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Don’t you hate it when you’re pretending to be a cop, and you pull over real ones? Then these guys have the nerve to confront you. Outrageous!

Valiery Portlock, 25, is charged with first-degree criminal impersonation of an officer, second-degree reckless endangerment, unlawful fleeing from a police officer, and other traffic violations, in Nassau County, New York, according to Newsday.

The defendant, a resident of the hamlet of Hicksville, was driving a Nissan Sentra at about 11 a.m., cops said. He attempted to pull over an unmarked van by using an air horn and emergency lights, officers said. Surprise, surprise, there was electronic squad detectives inside. That van stopped, and the real police approach him with their shields, cops said.

Portlock is accused of making a less-than-graceful escape. He swerved onto oncoming traffic, and entered the Long Island Expressway at 85 mph, officers said. Highway patrol officers arrested him, cops said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/fake-cop-arrested-after-pulling-over-real-detectives-police-say/ar-AAFYMWr?li=BBnbfcL

Oops.

[dalton99a]

1. Makes you wonder how many women have been kidnapped by these guys

[harumph]

2. The grammar in the article sucks.

"The defendant, a resident of the hamlet of Hicksville, was driving a Nissan Sentra at about 11 a.m., cops said. He attempted to pull over an unmarked van by using an air horn and emergency lights, officers said. Surprise, surprise, there was electronic squad detectives inside. That van stopped, and the real police approach him with their shields, cops said. "

How about:

Police reported the defendant, a resident of the hamlet of Hicksville, was driving a Nissan Sentra while attempting to pull over an unmarked van by using an air horn and emergency lights. Unbeknownst to the defendant, the van was carrying electronic squad officers.

[Caliman73]

3. Is Mitt Romney out playing cop again?

NT.

[Javaman]

4. not how I expected my hometown to make it in the news. but also, i'm not surprised.

I left it for a reason.

[iscooterliberally]

5. How does one impersonate a police officer while behind the wheel of a Nissan Sentra?

Shouldn't one at least have a Crown Vic, or a Charger or some other vehicle that a real cop might drive? It's not that I haven't seen undercover cops driving around in small compact cars, but they're not the ones who usually pull people over in traffic.

[Skittles]

7. I would not pull over for that

I would call the cops asking WTF is that

[iscooterliberally]

9. That's exactly what I would do too, keep driving and call the real cops.

I live in South Florida and it seems like every other month there's some jackass driving around pretending to be a cop.

[Skittles]

10. same around here

seems like they only get caught when they pull over the real ones

[pecosbob]

6. I wan to know what 'electronics squad detectives' are

[Stuart G]

8. This 25 year old fellow will meet some other fellows where he is going. Not cops ..

My guess is he did it to others, and he got away with it. Where he is going, he will not get away with anything.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Hicksville? Srsly?