Really Dumb Criminals: Guy Impersonating Police Officer Pulls Over Real Police Officer

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NORTH KINGSVILLE — A North Kingsville man who reportedly tried to pass himself off as a police officer during a bogus traffic stop early Sunday night couldn't have picked a worse vehicle to pull over.

Behind the wheel was an off-duty police officer from Youngstown, authorities said.

Howard Maldonado, 42, faces a charge of impersonating a police officer, a first degree misdemeanor, Ashtabula County Prosecutor Nicholas Iarocci said in an email message. A first degree misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

North Kingsville police were contacted at 6:15 p.m. Sunday by the Youngstown officer, who reported his vehicle was stopped on Lake Road (Route 531) near Sunset Park, village Police Chief Hugh Flanigan said Monday. The officer said he was pulled over by a black Chevy Tahoe displaying red and blue emergency-style lights.

http://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/nk-man-who-reportedly-posed-as-cop-charged-after-stopping/article_e64e36ba-1229-5bc2-a3d2-de371aa30e61.html

[Canoe52]

1. Oops!

Is this Florida? Tell me it's Florida, I'd put money on that this happened in Florida.

[Initech]

2. Nope, Ohio.

That wouldn't surprise me if it happened in Florida though!