The Habersham County Sheriff's Office reports at least one resident in the county has been pulled over by a man impersonating a police officer.
The man, said to be a white male in his mid- to late 30s with short, curly hair, stands 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7 and weighs 200 to 215 pounds, according to information provided by the sheriff's office. He was driving a black Ford Crown Victoria with red flashing lights at the time of the incident, between 1 and 2 p.m. Thursday.
The man conducted a traffic stop on the resident and asked for the person's driver's license. The man then went back to his car and returned to the resident's car, telling the driver that the license was suspended and that the driver was going to have to go with him, according to the sheriff's office.
The driver felt something wasn't right and asked the man to call for another officer, and asked to call parents to come get the car. The man then told the driver it was their lucky day because he had gotten a call and had to leave.
"Our deputies' patrol cars have blue and white flashing lights, not red lights, on the front of their patrol vehicles," said Social Media Officer Justin Williams. "If at any time you feel uncomfortable about a vehicle that is pulling you over, please turn on your emergency flashers and get to a safe location such as a store parking lot. Please feel free to contact the Habersham County E-911 Dispatch at 9-1-1 or (706) 778-3911 to ask if they have an officer pulling over your vehicle. All of our traffic stops are called in to our dispatch center and are logged with them. Also all of our patrol vehicles are equipped with video and audio recording."
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