By Ian Holmes

Senior impersonates police in Qualicum, fake lights attached to his vehicle: RCMP

Apr 26, 2019 | 9:31 AM

PARKSVILLE — Oceanside Mounties are investigating the bizarre case of a senior pretending to be a police officer.

Police were called to downtown Qualicum Beach shortly after midnight on April 17 after a security guard was approached by a man between the ages of 75 and 80.

“She reported that there were red and blue flashing lights from the vehicle and the gentleman who came to her door with a flashlight had shirt that said POLICE on it in bold writing,” Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman told NanaimoNewsNOW.

Foreman said the suspicious man asked to see the security guard’s lisense before he quickly left. He said the man was driving a dark-coloured SUV.

Foreman stressed impersonating a police officer is a criminal offence.

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“We do have a lot of power and we have to use that power very wisely,” Foreman said. “The fact that somebody is pretending to be a police officer is something that we’re concerned about.”

Anyone with information which could shed light on this or other similar incidents is asked to contact Oceanside RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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