Security guard arrested for impersonating police officer in Bremerton

The Bremerton Police Department arrested a security guard after he impersonated a police officer at an active police scene.

According to the department, the suspect arrived at an active police scene in an unmarked Ford Explorer with activated blue police lights. He approached the scene wearing body armor while carrying a gun.

“The male subject identified himself as an off-duty Edmonds Police detective and was wearing body armor with ‘POLICE’ and ‘SWAT’ logos as well as a metallic Edmonds Police badge,” the Bremerton Police Department stated. “After a follow-up investigation, BPD officers learned that the male was in fact not an Edmonds Police Officer, was a security guard for a nearby business, and had been committing law enforcement acts in the downtown corridor.”…

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