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Man charged with impersonating cop
MINOT — A Lewiston man has been charged with impersonating a police officer. Investigators say he followed a woman home in what appeared to be a Maine State Police cruiser.
Daniel Godin, 50, of 89 Heather Drive, was charged by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Department with impersonating a public servant and stalking. Police said Godin, driving a blue 1999 Ford Crown Victoria, followed a woman to her home in Minot on Tuesday.
After stopping at the woman's home, Godin was confronted by her husband and claimed to be a state trooper, police said.
Sheriff's officials said Godin's car had been modified to resemble a police cruiser. Two antennae were attached to the trunk and a spotlight was prominently displayed on the car, police said. A police-style scanner was set up in the front, along with a microphone.
Godin had also placed a Maine.gov sticker in a rear window and he had an orange traffic vest, like those carried by state police, in the backseat, police said.
"Anybody who looked at this car would swear it was a police cruiser," said Androscoggin County Sheriff Guy Desjardins. "That can be dangerous. A kid might see a car like that and walk right up to it."
In recent years, more Crown Victorias have been put up for auction by the state as fleets of old police cruisers are retired. There is nothing police can do about people buying them or painting them blue, Desjardins said. But when a civilian makes an attempt to pass himself off as a cop, real police will make an arrest.
"When people see a police cruiser," Desjardins said, "they need to be able to trust that it's someone who can help them. That's why this kind of situation is a concern to us."
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verified The State of Maine and any
The State of Maine and any other State, should have a law that would force a person who buys a former police car to paint it within 30 days from date of purchase, or if they can't have it painted, not allow it to be driven until it can be painted but, not painted a traditional police color.
haha.. only goes to show
haha.. only goes to show what type of people PEPSI/PBG will hire. good thing he isnt a salesman or d-bay driver and delivering to schools. who knows what he would do with kids since he followed that woman home. they better keep in as a transport driver or better yet fire him.
I have seen this creep
I have seen this creep driving around town. The car does resemble a state trooper car very much.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? That
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? That is scary as hell...even scarier that I know this moron from where I work!!
verified Glad that they posted a
Glad that they posted a picture of this perp. I, too, wonder what his intentions were, following this woman home. Wouldn't it have been a surprise if she had pulled out a concealed weapon and asked that question!!
So we have crazy folk
So we have crazy folk running around acting like police officers, yet when we get pulled over and simply ask for a badge number for verification the cop immediately takes the offensive and starts acting like a PIG. We are not even allowed to check credentials without being viewed as a criminal ourselves. We are told time and time again to “not roll the window down all the way” and “ask for identification”, but as soon as we do, Mr. Superiority Complex “cops” an attitude.
budman I,m sure they let him
budman I,m sure they let him out on PR so he can get back on the road !!!
What if her husband had not
What if her husband had not been home?What were his intensions , does not sound good! I think normal people should be able to own those cars , but this guy should get some time , and hopefully the judge will prohibit him from owning a car like that again! Also the judge should make him forfeit that car as part of his conviction !!!
I am so thankful that her
I am so thankful that her husband was home!! It's scary to think of the lengths that these people will go to.
ANYONE seen driving a car painted as such or resembling a look alike should be fined and charged with this impersonation crime BEFORE they potentially hurt someone. I should be viewed as an attempt to impersonate if they are intentionally altering their vehicle.
frightening!
frightening!
If anyone is interested the
If anyone is interested the state of Maine will be selling the next batch of cars Oct 17 in Augusta, viewing starting at 7:30, auction at 9:00 am. About 1/3 go to out of state. This is open to the public. Fulton D. Oakes III is the Auctioneer and is easy to understand.
See a list of items on Maine web sight of surplus property.
Hey now your real smart
Hey now your real smart fixtoo1 !! Read the article again!! WHEN the Person impersonates a POLICE OFFICER !!! then its a crime ! WHY would anyone want to do that to begin with ???Of course unless they were idiots !! If they wanted to be in Law Enforcement then they should have taken the test,ohhh sorry you and I know there would be no chance they could pass the test !!!! He gets what he deserves and he should have gotten the snot beatten out of him by the husband !!!
What are you, tron's stand
What are you, tron's stand in?
Oh yeah I can see it now you
Oh yeah I can see it now you get a ticket if your car resembles a police car oh and so what if the cars many drive today look identical to ours..... I got it lets ticket them for tring to impersonate a real person!!!! "Pork the other white meat"
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