If you’re gonna do something as stupid and dangerous as impersonating a police officer, you better make damn sure you don’t pull over an off-duty cop!
Watch below to see what happened to the idiot that did:
More from USA Today:
The flashing red and blue lights on the front grill of a truck caught a Texas police officer off-guard Wednesday.
“I thought it was an unmarked police vehicle,” said Sgt. Rebecca Carlisle, who is with the Tomball Police Department, which is about 34 miles northwest of Houston.
Carlisle was almost fooled when she saw the lights in her rear view mirror.
“My initial instinct was ‘oh my gosh! What am I doing to get pulled over?’ ” she said.
But the sergeant, who was in her full uniform, quickly knew something was wrong.
“Well, I’m not speeding. I’m in the city I work in, and I don’t recognize the vehicle.”
Carlisle rolled down her window and waived the car over.
Tomball police say when 21-year-old Bennjair Pina-Torres pulled his white truck alongside of Carlisle’s vehicle, something spooked him and he sped off.
Carlisle followed and called for backup. She said the suspect was speeding at times, going faster than 100 mph, running red lights and running people off the road.
At one point, other police officers were notified.
“He still got his red and blues on the grill. A precinct five constable initiates a traffic stop and they take him into custody,” said Capt. Rickey Doerre, of the Tomball police.
He was charged with impersonating a police officer, a third degree felony.