BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. (1010 WINS) — New Jersey State Police released the sketch of a man who is suspected of impersonating a police officer at least twice this month.
Authorities said during the first incident on Aug. 1 at around 2 p.m., the female victim said she stopped her car in Brick Township, New Jersey, after a man driving a black, older model Ford Crown Victoria followed behind her and activated his blue dome light on his front dashboard.
The man then approached her car and identified himself as a police officer, police said.
However, she soon became suspicious and asked her his identification. Instead, he directed her to get out of her vehicle, but she refused. The man then allegedly tried to force the victim out of her car, but she fled and reported the incident to police.
In their investigation of that incident, officials learned of a similar one that happened on Aug. 3 at around 9:45 p.m. in Wall Township, New Jersey.
In that incident, another female victim said a man in a black, older model Ford Crown Victoria pulled her over and impersonated an officer.
Police said the suspect is as a white male, 40 to 50 years old, with long red hair pulled back in a ponytail, a red scruffy beard, and tattoos on both arms and the back of his hands.
He was last seen wearing black battle dress uniform pants, a light blue short-sleeved bloused shirt with the word "police" on the front and non-descriptive patches on the arms that also said "police" but no specific department. He was also wearing a duty belt and a holster with what appeared to be a black handgun.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Christopher Mason of the Wall Township Police Department at 732-449-4500 ext. 1192 or Det. Michael Bennett of the Brick Township Police Department at 732-262-1100.