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PA Man Impersonates 'Agent' Outfitted With Badge, Firearm — AGAIN: Police PA Man Impersonates 'Agent' Outfitted With Badge, Firearm — AGAIN: Police
PA Man Impersonates 'Agent' Outfitted With Badge, Firearm — Again: Police A 55-year-old man showed up at a Pennsylvania business impersonating an agent — for the second time this year, police say.  Sean Patrick Quick is playing dress up as an "agent" again, according to a release by West Earl Township Police.  Daily Voice readers may recall this Ephrata resident previously "claimed he was a Department of Defense employee", but while displaying a Central Intelligence Agency badge at Ephrata National Bank on March 20, 2023, at 10:20 a.m., area police stated in a release in April.  He "eventually admitted he was not a federal…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fake CIA Agent Attempts Bank Robbery In Ephrata, Police Say Fake CIA Agent Attempts Bank Robbery In Ephrata, Police Say
Fake CIA Agent Attempts Bank Robbery In Ephrata, Police Say A burglar got a fake Central Intelligence Agency badge and attempted to rob Ephrata National Bank, area police announced on Sunday, April 16, 2023.  Sean P. Quick, 55, of Ephrata "initially claimed he was a Department of Defense employee, but eventually admitted he was not a federal agent and was attempting to access a relative’s safety deposit box" on March 20, 2023, at 10:20 a.m., area police stated in the release.  When Ephrata Police were contacted by Ephrata National Bank security personnel said "a male was in the bank, displaying a Central Intelligence Agency badge and attem…

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by Jillian Pikora
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State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say
State Trooper Impersonator Nabbed In Shippensburg, Police Say A man who impersonated a Pennsylvania state police trooper while threatening people has been arrested in Shippensburg, authorities say. Elmer Lawrence Ardinger, 60, was arrested on Monday, January 9, according to a release by the Shippensburg Police on Thursday. "Ardinger was upset over a misunderstanding. Ardinger called himself Trooper Ardinger and threatened to come to the victim's location and take care of things in his trooper vehicle," the police say.  Ardinger was charged with impersonating a public servant and harassment, police say and court records confirm.

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by Jillian Pikora