The man told officers at the scene that he was an off-duty Edmonds officer, but in reality was a security guard.
BREMERTON, Wash. — A man who was passing himself off as an off-duty detective was arrested after showing up to an active crime scene in Bremerton with a vehicle featuring blue police lights.
The Bremerton Police Department (BPD) says the man arrived in an unmarked Ford Explorer and identified himself as an off-duty Edmonds detective. He had body armor with “POLICE” and “SWAT” logos and a metallic Edmonds Police badge.
The man turned out to be a security guard for a nearby business and he “had been committing law enforcement acts in the downtown corridor.”
Officers determined that the man was a convicted felon who was illegally possessing a firearm. He also was in possession of a large amount of police equipment when he was arrested, BPD says.
The man was booked into the Kitsap County Jail on suspicion of criminal impersonation and unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree.
Anyone who may have had an encounter with the man is asked to call Bremerton police at 360-473-5220 and reference case number B25-004726.
