Deputy Impersonator Stops Teens, Real Deputies Search For More Victims
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- The Jefferson County Sheriff is searching for more victims after a man pretending to be a deputy with Jeffco stopped two teens.
The two teenagers were driving about 9:30 p.m. on April 19 out of a dirt cul-de-sac located at the north end of North Ranch Road where they had been driving in a field.
Another car coming from the opposite direction pulled in front of the teenagers, forcing them to stop. A man dressed in shorts and a T-shirt got out of the car and identified himself as an off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy.
He began yelling at them for driving through some vegetation and asked the driver for his license and registration. The man then either made a call or pretended to make a call to someone, relaying the driver's information over the phone.
He then returned the license and registration to the driver and told them they were free to go.
The Jeffco Sheriff said the suspect is not a sheriff's office employee. He is a resident of the area and is not being identified pending further identification.
Investigators believe the suspect has committed similar violations and are looking for additional victims.
Anyone who had a similar incident in the area of North Ranch Road, they are asked to call the Jeffco Sheriff's tip line at 303.271.5612.
