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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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