Police Impersonation Suspect Is A Prominent Denver Businessman
DENVER (CBS4)- Denver police found it odd when two drivers on Colorado Boulevard reported a man honking and waiving a badge in the air just minutes apart on Aug. 5.
According to an arrest affidavit, prominent Denver businessman Richard Bugdanowitz was arrested for impersonating a peace officer.
Both drivers reported seeing a man in a dark-colored Porsche with a dog in the passenger seat waving a badge in the air.
One witness told police Bugdanowitz allegedly told her to get off her phone then said, "Get over I'm a cop, don't you see this badge. Get over."
Police ran a check on the Colorado license plate "BUGS2" and found Bugdanowitz. A photo line-up was also conducted.
Bugdanowitz is the owner of high end dry-cleaner, La Nouvelle Fine Cleaners, and can often be seen around Denver at charitable functions.
This is the only case in the 72-year-old's criminal history that CBS4 could find.
Bugdanowitz will be in court Oct. 29 to face the allegations of this felony.
Jeff Todd joined the CBS4 team in 2011 covering the Western Slope in the Mountain Newsroom. Since 2015 he's been working across the Front Range in the Denver Headquarters. Follow him on Twitter @CBS4Jeff.
