BOSTON (AP) – Two men have been charged with impersonating police officers and collecting money in memory of New Hampshire police officer Michael Briggs, who was killed this month while on duty.
Boston police say they were tipped off Friday evening by a woman who said two men identifying themselves as Massachusetts state troopers came to her apartment asking for a donation for Briggs. They found two men matching the description the woman gave hiding between cars.
The men were carrying cash and checks made out to Massachusetts State Police along with a notebook listing names, addresses and donation amounts from 62 people, police said.
Ricardo Acevedo, 40, and Ralph Gaskell, 54, both of Boston, were charged with impersonating a police officer, larceny by false pretenses and entry by false pretenses. They were scheduled to be arraigned Monday.
Briggs was shot to death in Manchester, N.H., on Oct. 16 while investigating a report of shots fired during a domestic dispute.
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