People Who Posed As Cops To Commit Horrible Crimes

In April 2016, a man dressed as a cop broke into the Creekside Church of Christ in Texas.Creekside Church of Christ in Texas.He murdered fitness trainer Missy Bevers.Fitness trainer Missy Bevers. Police said the assailant wore a black helmet, black gloves, and a vest marked "POLICE" when he forced entry into the church and found Bevers. The man seemed to search for something, though whether it was the mother of three remains unclear.

Reviewing the surveillance video showed...Sergeant Nick Harp."said,"He does not show signs of someone trying to break in. He walks slowly, taking his time.

Reading about Ted Bundy and his crimes offers a gruesome look at the macabre. Bundy faked injury and loved to impersonate authority figures.He used impersonation to intimidate and coerce victims. Bundy posed as police officers, for example, when he abducted Carol DaRonch.Bundy abducted Carol DaRonch in 1974.abducted Carol DaRonchin 1974.

Bundy identified himself as "An Associated Press writer reported..."and told DaRonch he was responding to a report her car had been broken into and asked if she would accompany him to the station. DaRonch first trusted Bundy, who seemed charming and persuasive. Soon, DaRonch saw Bundy was not a real police officer. When she tried to leave his car, heOne of Henry's reasons for this plan was robbery. He would demand cash from his 'suspects' for their release. His actions went further; he faced charges for rape and extreme animal cruelty.manacled one of DaRonch's wrists. She narrowly escaped one of history's most notorious serial killers.

Henry Terry acted like a method actor prepping for a police officer role, but his goals were much darker than an Oscar bid. Terry used realistic uniforms, handcuffs, and a car with flashing sirens. He also apparently had his own fake police station. AnMark Monterroso was arrested in Blanchar, OK, in April 2016 following a road rage incident, according to News 9 in Oklahoma City. When the victim tried to get Monterroso's insurance details, Monterroso sped past his car on the shoulder. This action kicked up rocks that broke the windshield. Afterward, Monterroso claimed to be a police officer and threatened the victim with a baton.Monterroso later became involved in a series of other police impersonation incidents in the area, targeting unaccompanied women., Henry set up "a personal police station where he kept crime records and sometimes questioned 'suspects' handcuffed to a chair.

Henry had robbery as a motive for this stunt. He would extort cash from his "suspects" for their release. His actions went far beyond this; he faced charges for rape and at least one count of extreme animal cruelty. The New York Daily News, Terry allegedly set a neighbor's cat on fire, then promised to "solve the crime."

Mark Monterroso was arrested in Blanchar, OK, in April 2016 following a road rage incident, reported News 9 in Oklahoma City. When the victim tried to get Monterroso's insurance info, Monterrososped past his caron the shoulder, kicking up rocks that broke the windshield. After this, Monterroso claimed he was a police officer and threatened the victim with a baton.

Monterroso might have been involved in other police impersonation incidentsin the area, where the accused targeted unaccompanied women.

David Stewart of Fountain, FL, was accused but later acquitted of a prank call to a McDonald's in Mount Washington, KY, where he acted like a police officer and used his "authority" in a sadistic game of manipulation.David Stewart of Fountain, FL, was accused but later acquitted of a prank call to a McDonald's in Mount Washington, KY, where he acted like a police officer and used his "authority" in a sadistic game of manipulation.Three people were involved in the hoax: the restaurant's manager, her boyfriend, and an 18-year-old employee.

Stewart allegedly told the manager the employee took merchandise from the McDonald's and told the manager to strip-search the employee. The manager's boyfriend arrived during the call to continue the strip search and forced the employee to perform oral sex on him, apparently at Stewart's demand. This whole event lasted three and a half hours.

Since there was no solid proof to convict Stewart, he walked free. However, the manager and her boyfriend were convicted for their parts in the crime, as the McDonald's surveillance footage provided enough evidence.Surveillance footage provided enough evidence for the case.Stewart allegedly made similar prank calls in Idaho, Oklahoma, and other spots. He used payphones and calling cards to hide his actions. Arrest and trial stopped these crimes, whether Stewart was guilty or not.

William Suff.William Suff, also known as the Riverside Prostitute Killer, was convicted of assaulting, mutilating, and killing 12 sex workers between 1989 and 1991. Police found victims' bodies posed in lewd positions.

Police know Suff lured women into his van, but rumors often suggest he would impersonate a police officer to get victims to cooperate.This rumor is never confirmed.Suff reportedly would impersonate a police officer to scare victims into cooperating.

Chance LaCasse's only crime was impersonating an officer, a serious felony. LaCasse did not use a cop outfit for other crimes; he only wanted to join the police force.

Before his arrest, LaCasse's Instagram feed showed photos of him dressed as a cop or detective, including pictures in a police vest or cruiser. The teen was caught in 2015 after he walked into a King Kone ice cream parlor in New Hampshire wearing full cop gear, including a real handgun on his belt.

Jim Bailey of Oak Harbor, WA, shows a perverse kind of action: He successfully pretended to be a police officer for 25 years.Jim Bailey successfully pretended to be a police officer for 25 years.Bailey placed ads all over the state, offering his training and seminar services. Bailey was a reserve officer for three years in the 1980s before leaving to attend the police academy. He never graduated.

Bailey's long performance ended in 2014. He made a citizen's arrest by putting a man fighting with his girlfriend in a headlock. Bailey told a passerby to call the police and say, "an officer needs assistance."

Robert Montoya tried to pull over a car with his Chevy Impala. He had a siren, a laptop, and a police scanner on it. Montoya was not a police officer. Real police caught the impersonator when Montoya tried to stop an undercover officer in an unmarked car.

Colorado's Nuisance Abatement Law required Montoya's Impala to be 'shredded to pieces,' Christine Noel of KUSA said.

Police impersonation often involves a man posing as authority to terrorize and abuse women. Brian Keith Cooper Jr. did this in March 2016. He used a fake badge and handcuffs to lure women into his car, reported...WBAL-TVCooper then drove the women to a dead-end street. There, he asked them, "What would you do to stay out of jail."

Cooper had his own plans. One victim suffered sexual assault, but he was arrested later.

As of January 2019, no arrests occurred in a strange "stranger-danger" incident.incidentIn Pontiac, MI, a man acted like a police officer. He interacted with two 10-year-olds outside an elementary school.

The man drove a black Kia SUV. He called the kids to his car. He lectured them about staying in school. The children told investigators a revolver was in his lap. He gave them a football and $20 each, then sent them away. Police think the man is a cop impersonator.