A Florida driver flashed a phony badge and illegally shined blue lights out of his automobile to impersonate a police officer and spend a note at to habits bogus traffic stops, authorities mentioned Wednesday, in step with a represent.
The suspect, identified as Jesus Montesino, 57, parked his crimson Mercedes-Benz at an intersection in southwestern Miami-Dade County around 8 p.m. Tuesday and tried to pull autos over, WSVN-TV of Miami reported.
A tipster gave Montesino’s registration code number to police and officers visited his dwelling Wednesday, in step with the region.
When confronted by police, Montesino showed them a Miami Police “supporter badge” and claimed to be a feeble officer with 19 years of service – nonetheless his narrative didn’t try, WSVN reported.
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Montesino’s wife spoke about the incident Wednesday morning in some unspecified time in the future of a hearing in bond court, the region reported.
Jesus Montesino. (Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation)
“He had a Miami Police supporter badge in his pockets. He moreover had blue lights in his automobile,” she mentioned. “He had a siren, an intercom, a police flashlight.”
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“He’s below no conditions been a police officer,” she mentioned later, in step with WSVN.
Montesino has been charged with impersonating a police officer, unlawful speak of a badge and unlawful speak of blue lights, the region reported. He remained at the back of bars Wednesday evening at a lockup in West Miami-Dade, pending extra moral motion, the represent mentioned.
