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Man Impersonating Federal Agent Caught With Stolen Gun In Westchester, Police Say

A Westchester man's lies finally caught up with him after authorities found him allegedly impersonating a federal law enforcement agent while possessing a stolen gun, police said. 

The suspect was in possession of this stolen handgun and stolen federal law enforcement badges, police said.

The suspect was in possession of this stolen handgun and stolen federal law enforcement badges, police said.

Photo Credit: New Rochelle Police

The arrest stemmed from an open investigation by New Rochelle Police into a man who was allegedly in possession of a handgun and had made comments that he was a federal law enforcement officer, according to New Rochelle Captain J. Collins Coyne. 

On Thursday, June 1, around 1:15 p.m., officers found the suspect, identified as 48-year-old New Rochelle resident Manrique Perez, driving and pulled him over. 

During the traffic stop, Perez identified himself as a federal agent to detectives, Coyne said. Further investigation eventually revealed that he was in possession of both a stolen handgun and stolen federal law enforcement badges. 

As a result, Perez was arrested and charged with: 

  • First-degree criminal impersonation;
  • Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon;
  • Fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.

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