Elderly Man In Johor Arrested For Dressing Up As Cop After Taking Pics At Police Station
His Facebook is full of pictures of him pretending to be an officer on duty.
An elderly man in Johor was recently arrested for impersonating a police officer
According to Kosmo!, the incident took place at Pontian and the suspect was identified as a 60-year-old security guard.
Iskandar Puteri district police chief ACP Dzulkairi Mukhtar said that before being arrested, the suspect went to the Iskandar Puteri police station wearing a jacket and introduced himself as a police officer.
"The suspect arrived around 12.10pm in a silver Proton Preve. He entered the police station and introduced himself as an officer from the Central Johor Bahru police station. He came in, took a few photos of the reception area, and then left the premise," Dzulkairi explained.
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It has been revealed that the man uploaded several photos on Facebook pretending to be an officer on duty
He shared multiple pictures of him wearing a police uniform while working at an office desk.
Image via Facebook
Image via Facebook
Besides that, he also wrote about running investigations and filing paperwork on his Facebook profile.
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One post featured a fake document that is meant to look like an official police statement regarding a new method used by criminals to steal cars.
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Upon his arrest, authorities confiscated police uniforms and badges in the man's possession, as well as his car
Previously, a college student from Johor was arrested for walking into a police station and introducing himself as an officer:
Impersonating a police officer is an offence because it can be used as a method to cheat someone or take advantage of them:
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