Police Uniform: Police Impersonation

police uniform: Here in Ontario, at least five incidents of police impersonation were reported in a three-week stretch from mid-April to early May, spanning from Lakeshore, Ont. to Saugeen Shores, according to CTV. The map below gives a snapshot of each incident reported by police, in chronological order. The shooter in that case was a man dressed in a police uniform and driving a police car. Map compiled and built by Spencer Turcotte Two people have been arrested, and police said earlier this month that they do not believe the incidents are connected. He says that most of the research done on police impersonation comes out of the U.S. Blandford says that people who pretend to be police officers typically fall into one of the following categories Police wannabes people who want to boost their own ego or impress someone by portraying themselves as police officers Common criminals people who use the authority that comes with being a police officer to carry out crimes like home invasions, thefts from a vehicle Deviant people someone who uses the authority of being a police officer to commit a serious crime, like sexual assault, assault or homicide Vigilantes Blandford says he sees a new category emerging in the midst the COVID-19 pandemic of people trying to identify someone whom they believe shouldn't be in a particular area like cottagers, or in more serious cases, racism towards people whom they perceive to be immigrants Police are overwhelmingly impersonated by white men. But given what happened in Nova Scotia, it begs the question should the public be concerned Who is impersonating police officers Scott Blandford retired from policing after 30 years, and is now an assistant professor and program co-ordinator for public safety programs at Wilfrid Laurier University. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.