Deputies arrest Gig Harbor man for using fake police lights, raising community concerns

GIG HARBOR, Wash — Pierce County deputies arrested a man for impersonating an officer, the third incident of its kind in Western Washington in recent months.

This time, deputies say the man outfitted his vehicle to have flashing blue lights and even tried pulling over a driver in Gig Harbor on Sunday, despite prior warnings from law enforcement.

“The front of this vehicle had blue flashing lights in the headlights and they were using them to flash vehicles over either to move over or to pull over,” PCSO Deputy Carly Cappetto explained, adding the driver in a silver Volkswagen sedan had been in Gig Harbor impersonating an officer for an unknown amount of time…

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