A 70-year-old man sporting a faux badge and driving a white sedan outfitted with emergency lights was arrested Thursday after he allegedly pulled over unsuspecting drivers in Riverside County, officers mentioned.
Witnesses reported {that a} man driving a white Ford Crown Victoria was conducting visitors stops Thursday in Canyon Lake, close to Lake Elsinore, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Division mentioned in a assertion.
The person reportedly flashed a badge with the phrases “agent” and “California,” officers added. Authorities didn’t say why the person was pulling individuals over.
Deputies situated the Crown Victoria in query Thursday and arrested Steven Sawhill, 70, of Canyon Lake, on suspicion of impersonating a peace officer, false imprisonment and car code violations relating to the emergency lights on the automobile.
Sawhill was additionally allegedly in possession of different fraudulent identification playing cards, authorities mentioned.
Anybody with extra data, or who had an identical expertise, is requested to contact the Riverside sheriff’s Lake Elsinore Station at (951) 245-3300.
