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Alleged Police Impersonator's Victims Sought By Actual Police In Pennsylvania Alleged Police Impersonator's Victims Sought By Actual Police In Pennsylvania
Alleged Police Impersonator's Victims Sought By Actual Police In Pennsylvania Luzerne County residents may have been duped by a fake cop, authorities warn.  Paul Dolan of Scranton is accused of claiming to be a police officer during an interaction on Old Route 115 in Lehman on Dec. 13, township police said.  Dolan allegedly approached a driver with a flat tire near the intersection with Church Road and tried to get him to move his car into a patch of dirt, authorities said.  He "made several statements about being a police officer" and mentioned multiple local departments and stations where he "works out of," police said. Dolan also claimed to ha…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Posing As Police Caught On Camera Robbing People In Central PA: Authorities Man Posing As Police Caught On Camera Robbing People In Central PA: Authorities
Man Posing As Police Caught On Camera Robbing People In Central PA: Authorities A man clad in faux police body armor, loaded up with tactical gear, told people he was a police officer, detained them, and stole from them, authorities say. Harrisburg police were flagged down by the robbery victims in the area of North 7th and Maclay streets around 4 a.m. on Sunday, May, 8, according to a release by the department. The victims told police the man claimed to be an officer and was wearing “a police style uniform,” and stole large sums of money from them, as stated in the release. Using the description of the man and his vehicle, the police located and later identified th…

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by Jillian Pikora