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CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over
CT Town Employee Accused Of Impersonating Officer, Pulling Victim Over The Emergency Management Director of a Connecticut municipality faces criminal charges after allegedly impersonating a police officer and conducting a traffic stop with his town-issued vehicle, authorities announced. New Haven County resident Walter Dambowsky, age 74, of Naugatuck, turned himself in to authorities on Monday, Aug. 5 in connection with his alleged impersonation of an officer, Connecticut State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 6.  According to Dambowsky's arrest warrant, he is employed by Naugatuck as the town's Emergency Management Director and was issued…

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by Ben Crnic
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Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say
Road Rage: Woman Claims To Be Cop In Confrontation On CT Highway, Police Say A New York woman was taken into custody in connection with a confrontation on a busy Connecticut road during which she claimed to be a police officer, authorities said.  Westchester County resident Kimberly Nelson of New Rochelle, age 25, turned herself in to Connecticut State Police on Tuesday, Feb. 20 in connection with an incident that happened in March 2023, State Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 22.  According to police, on March 23, 2023, troopers received a call from a complainant who reported an incident on Interstate 691 East in the area of Exit 10 in the New Haven…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Who Impersonated Officer Committed Sexual Assault, Bridgeport PD Says Man Who Impersonated Officer Committed Sexual Assault, Bridgeport PD Says
Man Who Impersonated Officer Committed Sexual Assault, Bridgeport PD Says A man was nabbed on Wednesday for impersonating a cop and then sexually assaulting a woman in a city garage, according to Bridgeport Police. Jorge Santiago, 42, of Derby was arrested on a warrant by Det.Walberto Cotto for an incident last July in an abandoned garage on Park Street, police said. During the attack, Det. Cotto said Santiago, who had possession of a police-type radio, a badge and, firearm pretended to be a Bridgeport Police Officer and sexually assaulted the young woman in the abandoned garage. Santiago was charged with aggravated sexual assault, threatening, and impersonation…

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by Kathy Reakes