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A 14-year-old wannabe policeman duped cops in Chicago for hours when he donned a uniform, walked into a police station, then patrolled in a squad car.
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and did not drive the squad car, deputy superintendent Daniel Dugan said.
Assistant superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's five-hour patrol with an actual officer ended on Saturday... officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that was part of the regulation uniform.
Red-faced senior officers said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach.
They did not identify the boy, who has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer.
Mr Dugan said the boy looked older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or "ill intent".
The boy once took part in a Chicago programme for youth interested in policing, so he would have been familiar with some procedures, perhaps helping him blend in, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
A 14-year-old wannabe policeman duped cops in Chicago for hours when he donned a uniform, walked into a police station, then patrolled in a squad car.
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and did not drive the squad car, deputy superintendent Daniel Dugan said.
Assistant superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's five-hour patrol with an actual officer ended on Saturday... officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that was part of the regulation uniform.
Red-faced senior officers said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach.
They did not identify the boy, who has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer.
Mr Dugan said the boy looked older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or "ill intent".
The boy once took part in a Chicago programme for youth interested in policing, so he would have been familiar with some procedures, perhaps helping him blend in, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
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I wish a few would do it in the UK: we might actually see some cops on the streets instead of hiding in a scamera van.
If we're lucky we get a couple of tiny female PCSO's, (Blunkett Bobbies
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Mind, one of our local ones IS little, blonde, about 23 and FIT!!!!!
If we're lucky we get a couple of tiny female PCSO's, (Blunkett Bobbies
)Mind, one of our local ones IS little, blonde, about 23 and FIT!!!!!
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A 14-year-old wannabe policeman duped cops in Chicago for hours when he donned a uniform, walked into a police station, then patrolled in a squad car.
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and did not drive the squad car, deputy superintendent Daniel Dugan said.
Assistant superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's five-hour patrol with an actual officer ended on Saturday... officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that was part of the regulation uniform.
Red-faced senior officers said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach.
They did not identify the boy, who has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer.
Mr Dugan said the boy looked older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or "ill intent".
The boy once took part in a Chicago programme for youth interested in policing, so he would have been familiar with some procedures, perhaps helping him blend in, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
A 14-year-old wannabe policeman duped cops in Chicago for hours when he donned a uniform, walked into a police station, then patrolled in a squad car.
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and did not drive the squad car, deputy superintendent Daniel Dugan said.
Assistant superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's five-hour patrol with an actual officer ended on Saturday... officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that was part of the regulation uniform.
Red-faced senior officers said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach.
They did not identify the boy, who has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer.
Mr Dugan said the boy looked older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or "ill intent".
The boy once took part in a Chicago programme for youth interested in policing, so he would have been familiar with some procedures, perhaps helping him blend in, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
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PSCOs receive training (not as much as a copper) and earn around £15k depending on the area they live in.
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