COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Cobb County police said a Marietta man posed as a police officer and pulled people over. Unfortunately for him, he pulled over a neighbor who recognized him and called the real police, authorities said.
ROSS CAVITT: Fake Cop Pulls Over Neighbor
According to the Cobb County Police Department, Vincent James Mercaldo III, 21, conducted a traffic stop on Friendship Church Road while driving a black, unmarked 2000 Volvo that had a blue strobe light. Police said Mercaldo approached the driver, who recognized him as a neighbor and questioned if was an officer.
According to the driver, Mercaldo told him he was a federal officer and had the authority to conduct traffic stops and issue citations. At that time, Mercaldo told the driver he was free to go, according to police. The driver called police.
Days later, Officer B.E. Poteet observed Mercaldo driving in his car and stopped him. During the investigation, Mercaldo was arrested and charged with false imprisonment, impersonating a police officer, operating an unauthorized vehicle with blue lights, unlawful use of license plate and impersonating a police vehicle.
"He was just pulling people over, I guess," said victim Chad Wilson. "Just trying to make himself known. He's that kind of person I think."
He is being held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on $25,000 bond.
Anyone with information about this crime or has been a victim should contact the Cobb County Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit at (770) 499-3945.
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