Police are investigating how a 14-year old boy passed himself off as a Chicago police officer for an entire shift. When he showed up for work in uniform, the teen was assigned a patrol in a squad car. He never drove or handled a gun, but the deception was not noticed until his shift was over.
Link -via J-Walk Blog
Assistant Superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's patrol with an actual officer ended Saturday. Officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that is part of the regulation uniform.
Police said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach.
Police didn't identify the boy because of his age. He has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer.
Link -via J-Walk Blog
One of these things is not like the others....
Wonder what the 14 yr. old looks like and whether he looks super super old for his age?
I think it either means the bulk of the department is oblivious to what goes on around them, or they were afraid of opening their mouth and being accused of discrimination. Maybe both.
I think it either means the bulk of the department is oblivious to what goes on around them, or they were afraid of opening their mouth and being accused of discrimination. Maybe both.
"this one time i saw a car explode"
"cool"
"do you like candy?"
"yeah man, twix are like, the best"
"totally"
Awesome. Just awesome.
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and I'll add....sure wouldn't be the first time a (minor's) ingenuity and testicular fortitude has out-shined the adults in the arena.