Nicholas Cabral, 32, had been driving his wife’s marked Homeland Security vehicle while she was out of state on an assignment, police allege
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- Authorities allege Nicholas Cabral used his wife’s marked Homeland Security vehicle to respond to a call that he had placed to the Washington Police Department
- Cabral allegedly identified himself as an officer with the Department of Homeland Security and, while holding a handgun, attempted to assist Washington Township police in clearing a residence
- Cabral had been driving the vehicle while his wife, who is an officer with Homeland Security, was on an assignment in California, according to his probable cause affidavit
A New Jersey man was arrested last month on a charge he impersonated a police officer after authorities say he used his wife’s marked Homeland Security vehicle to respond to an emergency call he had placed while she was out of town.
Washington Township police encountered the suspect, Nicholas Cabral, 32, of Sewell, shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, when an officer responded to perform a property check at a home under construction. A caller had reported that the home’s front door was open, Washington Township police said in a news release. Cabral was later identified as the caller, police allege.
As an officer arrived, he was met by Cabral who was allegedly driving a marked Homeland Security vehicle with its emergency lights on “at a high rate of speed,” according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE. The affidavit alleges Cabral was dressed in plain clothes and when prompted, identified himself as an officer with “Homeland.”…