Post by sweet soul on Jan 26, 2009 16:02:01 GMT
Boy 'cop', 14, patrols ChicagoBoy 'cop', 14, patrols Chicago
pa.press.net
A 14-year-old wannabe policeman duped cops in Chicago for hours when he donned a uniform, walked into a police station, then patrolled in a squad car.
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and did not drive the squad car, deputy superintendent Daniel Dugan said.
Assistant superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's five-hour patrol with an actual officer ended on Saturday... officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that was part of the regulation uniform.
Red-faced senior officers said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach.
They did not identify the boy, who has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer.
Mr Dugan said the boy looked older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or "ill intent".
The boy once took part in a Chicago programme for youth interested in policing, so he would have been familiar with some procedures, perhaps helping him blend in, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath(Chicago Police)
news.uk.msn.com/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=13291414
pa.press.net
A 14-year-old wannabe policeman duped cops in Chicago for hours when he donned a uniform, walked into a police station, then patrolled in a squad car.
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and did not drive the squad car, deputy superintendent Daniel Dugan said.
Assistant superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's five-hour patrol with an actual officer ended on Saturday... officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that was part of the regulation uniform.
Red-faced senior officers said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach.
They did not identify the boy, who has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer.
Mr Dugan said the boy looked older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or "ill intent".
The boy once took part in a Chicago programme for youth interested in policing, so he would have been familiar with some procedures, perhaps helping him blend in, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
portal.chicagopolice.org/portal/page/portal/ClearPath(Chicago Police)
news.uk.msn.com/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=13291414
