Man charged man with personating peace officer for performing traffic stop, red and blue lights seized
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A Prince Edward County man faces charges including personating a peace officer after police seized red and blue flashing lights in an incident in Trenton Wednesday evening.
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At about 6: 15 p.m. Wednesday, a motorist complained to police of being pulled over on Dundas Street West by a man in a red vehicle using flashing red and blue lights.
After a brief exchange, the man left with the vehicle last spotted on Front Street.
Quinte West OPP officers located a suspect, made an arrest and seized the lights, which were found in a search of the vehicle, the detachment said in a news release Thursday.
The 40-year-old man was also charge with breach of recognizance and and Highway Traffic Act charges of having unauthorized red and blue lights and failing to notify of a change of address.
He was released on an undertaking pending a July 29 court date.
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