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Thomas Rooney, 25, was arrested in Hempfield Township after a resident called police about a suspicious encounter on Friday morning, Jan. 31. The victim told troopers that Rooney knocked on her door, identified himself as a Pittsburgh police officer, and asked to come inside.
Three other men waited nearby in a pickup truck with Massachusetts plates, police said. They claimed to be from out of town and said they were selling gravel for driveways, which investigators believe was part of a scam.
The victim said Rooney's tone and demeanor scared her, and she refused to let them inside her home.
Rooney was charged with impersonating a public servant, simple assault, and harassment, police said.
A judge ordered him held without bail, police said.
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