BRIDGTON – Police are on the lookout for a man who posed as a policeman and stopped a young woman in Bridgton late Sunday.

Bridgton police say the man, 25- to 35-years-old, followed a 17-year-old female from the Big Apple Store in Naples to Route 302 in Bridgton, driving a blue mid-1990s Chevrolet Caprice car. He activated a red and blue dash light and stopped the girl at 11:30 p.m., near a state Department of Transportation camp on Route 302.

The man, wearing a light blue short sleeve shirt and pant uniform without patches, had a silver badge pinned to his shirt and a name tag labeled Burgess, according to Bridgton Officer Thomas Harriman. He was also sporting a Stetson-style uniform hat, and a black belt without any weapon or police equipment.

He approached the girl carrying a yellow flashlight and asked her for her license and registration, saying he had stopped her for speeding. The girl, who had opened the window only slightly, did not comply.

The man went back to his car and turned around, and was last seen heading into a dead-end road, Harriman said.

By the time police arrived, the man was gone. The man is described as a Caucasian, 6 feet to 6 feet, 2 inches tall, muscular build, light brown hair and brown eyes. Harriman asks that anyone with information phone him at 647-8814.

Maine law prohibits impersonating a police officer. A conviction carries a jail sentence of up to six months.