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Fake Cop Roamed Pennsylvania Streets, Intimidating Residents: Police Fake Cop Roamed Pennsylvania Streets, Intimidating Residents: Police
Fake Cop Roamed Pennsylvania Streets, Intimidating Residents: Police A man pretending to be a police officer allegedly harassed residents and even tried taking law enforcement action in Quarryville, authorities announced. John Francis McCarthy is accused of impersonating a public servant and using the fake identity to intimidate multiple people, Quarryville Borough Police said on Tuesday, Feb. 25. On Saturday, Feb. 15, McCarthy allegedly approached two real officers and made statements that led them to believe he was taking official law enforcement action, despite not being a sworn officer, police said. Investigators later discovered McCarthy had allege…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP
Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP A Maryland man used a housing authority's credit card to book an extended hotel stay in Pennsylvania, state police announced. Patrick Rooney, 47, is accused of using a credit card belonging to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to pay for two rooms at the Springhill Suites in Unity Township for a week, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The alleged fraud came just days after Rooney and his son, Thomas Rooney, had an encounter with state troopers, authorities said. Last month, Thomas Rooney, of Massachusetts, was arrested after he was accused …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fake Dental Assistant Worked At 3 PA Dentist Offices Before Getting Caught: AG Fake Dental Assistant Worked At 3 PA Dentist Offices Before Getting Caught: AG
Fake Dental Assistant Worked At 3 PA Dentist Offices Before Getting Caught: AG A Bucks County dental assistant will spend at least 18 months behind bars after posing as a licensed professional and performing advanced dental procedures, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced. Rose Calese Horne, 44, of Levittown, was sentenced to 18 to 36 months in state prison after pleading guilty to felony prohibited use of a radiation source and misdemeanor impersonating a holder of a professional or occupational license, authorities said. Horne misrepresented her qualifications to three dental practices in Bucks County—Levittown Dental Associates, Bucks County Periodontics, and Lan…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fake PA Police Officer Tried To Scam His Way Into Woman's Home: Cops Fake PA Police Officer Tried To Scam His Way Into Woman's Home: Cops
Fake PA Police Officer Tried To Scam His Way Into Woman's Home: Cops A Massachusetts man is behind bars after state police say he tried to con his way into a Pennsylvania home by posing as a cop. 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 …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Bucks County, Police Charge Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Bucks County, Police Charge
Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Bucks County, Police Charge A Bucks County man is facing charges for posing as police and other civil servants in his efforts to keep people out of a local park, according to police. Daryl Rose Clifton, 58, of Warrington, is accused of impersonating various authorities as he accosted children, parents, and others visiting the Doctor Adams Community Park located at 2235 Oxford Drive, police said. He was arrested and charged with Impersonating a Public Servant on Friday, Oct. 4, according to court documents. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18. Clifton has had some run-ins with police in the p…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police
Woman Impersonates FBI In Attempt To Free Inmate At SCI: PA State Police A woman impersonated a Federal Bureau of Investigations agent at a Central Pennsylvania prison in an attempt to free an inmate, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Rebecca Frye, 30, of Mechanicsburg, was claimed to be taking custody of an inmate at State Correction Institution - Camp Hile as an agent of the FBI— but she has no credentials and authorities were unable to verify her identity, PA State Police Carlisle Trooper Cutaiar explained. Troopers were called to the prison "for a report of a female identifying as an FBI agent without credentials" around 5:21 a.m. on …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP
Fake Cop With Lights, Siren Stops Vehicle In Chester County: PSP He dressed like a cop and used lights and siren to pull someone over in Chester County, but wasn't a real police officer, authorities said. The fake cop pulled over a vehicle on Route 1 near Route 896 in Upper Oxford Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Avondale Station in a press statement on Friday, Sept. 13.  The incident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, State Police said. The impersonator's vehicle was described as a black Cadillac Escalade. The victim told troopers that while driving north on Route 1 his vehicle was tailgated for several miles by…

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by Jon Craig