Pretending to be a police officer and acting in the manner a police officer would be charged as Impersonating a Peace Officer in Greeley and Weld County. I know it’s many little boy’s dream to be a police officer, but you probably should wait until you grow up. A 14-year-old boy dressed in a sheriff’s uniform and drove around in an SUV with flashing lights. He allegedly used the SUV to pull a person over and to ‘investigate’ a domestic disturbance. After people reported the unusual experience, police found the boy and searched his home, finding bullet-proof vests, fake guns, radios, and the uniform the boy was wearing. He was arrested and charged with Impersonating a Police Officer, a felony in Greeley, Erie, and Evans.
Weld County Impersonation of a Peace Officer Lawyer: Definition of Impersonating a Peace Officer in Logan County
The Weld, Morgan, and Logan County, Colorado law definition of Impersonating a Peace Officer – C.R.S. 18-8-112 – is:
There are two criteria for charging a person with Impersonation of a Police Officer:
- Pretending to be a peace officer; and
- Performing an act that a peace officer would perform.
The boy met this criteria by dressing like a peace officer and then doing what a police officer would do, like pulling people over and investigating crimes.
Sentence for Impersonating a Peace Officer in Greeley, Fort Morgan, and Sterling
Impersonating a Peace Officer is a class 6 felony in Greeley, Fort Morgan, and Sterling. A class 6 felony is punishable by 12 to 18 months in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Even though nothing serious happened, this crime is punishable so harshly because of the potential dangers involved with impersonating someone who holds a position of trust within the community.
If you or someone you love has been charged with, arrested for, or accused of Impersonating a Peace Officer, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent, and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-616-6009 today. Together, we can protect your future.
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