Phony Cop Is Behind Bars After Trying To Arrest People In New Jersey 

Phony Cop Is Behind Bars

It's a scary thought, you get pulled over and it turns out the police officer is an impersonator who is a "phony cop". It isn't something that happens every day, but it does on occasion happen. Someone was pretending to be law enforcement.

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According to a recent Patch article, a Hoboken man impersonated a police officer until real police busted him. "Police say that Officers Anthony Olivera and Bianca Arroyo were on patrol when they observed a private vehicle with police lights and a siren trying to pull other vehicles over near the intersection of First and Court streets, which is several blocks from the train station."

Not only did they pull the suspect over, but they observed the driver may have been drinking. They observed him to have slurred and slow speech, the driver also refused a field sobriety test.

Matthew Seriale, 43, of Hoboken "was charged with DWI and impersonating a police officer after he tried to pull people over in Hoboken using a car with lights and a siren, police said."

Seriale is facing numerous charges and was taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.

Always try to be observant when dealing with anyone you are not familiar with including law enforcement.

Patch added, "He was given summonses for driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, police said. He was also charged with impersonating a police officer, intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance within 500 feet of a public building or park, possession with intent to distribute, and possession of prescription legend drugs."