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Bremerton Police Department officers arrested 49-year-old Michael A. Scaletta-Teates of Lacey, Washington Friday morning at 6:30 a.m. for impersonating an Edmonds police detective, according the police department’s Facebook page.
Bremerton officers contacted Scaletta-Teates after he arrived at an active police scene in an unmarked Ford Explorer with activated blue police lights. Scaletta-Teates identified himself as an off-duty Edmonds Police detective and was wearing body armor with “POLICE” and “SWAT” markings, along with a metallic Edmonds Police badge.
Following an investigation, officers determined Scaletta-Teates was not a law enforcement officer but a security guard for a nearby business. He had allegedly been performing law enforcement acts in the downtown corridor. When taken into custody, officers discovered he was a convicted felon armed with a firearm and in possession of a large quantity of police equipment.
Scaletta-Teates was booked into Kitsap County Jail for first-degree criminal impersonation and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm…