Watch as this former firefighter gets himself arrested for impersonating an officer while on his way to a 9/11 memorial. On September 11th, 2025, police in St. Charles, Illinois, pulled over an odd-looking patrol vehicle for having suspended registration. As the officer walks up to speak with the uniform driver, he quickly realizes the man is pretending to be someone he isn't. >> Morning, Sergeant Jackson, St. Charles PD. How you doing? corner, sir. >> Uh, looks like your registration is suspended. >> Really? >> Yeah. Do you have your license from insurance? >> Can I step out? >> Step out? >> Yeah. Just I keep reaching my wall. >> Okay. >> I'm not going to Abrams. >> Yeah. Okay. >> On the same team. >> Oh, okay. Who do you work for? >> I'm retired out of New York. >> Okay. >> I I come in town for the memorial service. >> Oh, okay. Cool. >> Yeah. >> Who do you work for right now? >> Right now, I'm unemployed. >> Okay. >> What's my ID? starting to have a little anxiety. So, I apologize. I'm trying to work with you here. There's an issue with my license. >> What's wrong with your license? >> Okay. So, New York State, I'm trying to get my license all cleared up and get it transferred out here. For some reason, there's a snafu out in New York. I'm trying to get New York to clarify. New York State is like horrendous getting information from them. Okay. >> Okay. So, I'm trying to work with them to try to see if I can't figure out what's going on with it, why there's a hold on it, etc. Okay. There is another licensed operator in the vehicle. Do you have insurance? >> I do, but I don't have it with me. I have the policy. I just recently moved to from Rockford where that address is to Rock Island. So, I've misplaced the paperwork and I apologize for that. But >> who else is in the vehicle? >> There's in the in the front seat in the front passenger seat, his name is gentleman that's in the back seat, his first name is Neither one of them have an operator's license. girl in the back seat right behind me. Her name is She She is operator. >> Okay. >> She does have >> Do you have any kind of credentials uh from when you worked as a fire or what was your title there? >> I I was just a firefighter. >> Okay. >> What I do have is me in uniform in front of the station. There's uh there's >> You don't have >> Not on me? No. >> Okay. >> No, I just come up like I said for the 911 memorial service that St. Charles is having. >> And who's got a license in there? the female right behind me. >> Okay. >> All right. Why don't you have a uh seat in the car? >> Have a seat in the car. >> Does anybody have IDs on them? >> Yeah. Old address. >> Okay. All right. Do me a favor. Hang tight. Okay. >> All right. Come back here. Okay. >> Um Okay. Where did you work at before? In New York. >> Yeah. In upstate New York. Yes. >> Okay. Do you have You don't have any kind of proof of that? >> Not on me. No. >> Okay. Why wouldn't you carry that on you? I left earlier this morning. I left about 4:00 this morning. I was tired. He just wanted to get up there. 911 is very important to me. I I was one of the responders at the house. You know, we assisted in that. So, this is the closest place that I could find to do a memorial service. I don't miss services every year. >> What department did you work for? >> New Hampshire. >> What's that? >> I Okay. So, if you're no longer employed with them, why are you still wearing a uniform? It's a uniform that I purchased myself. It was a volunteer department. >> So, you purchase it? >> Yes. >> The uniform? >> Yeah. I I only wear it on September 11th. Go to the service, have the service, go to all. >> Do you see how this is kind of a little bit weird to me? >> I I do. >> Okay. >> That's why that's why I was trying to be honest with you. I show you the pictures and all that stuff. I'm just trying to >> Yeah. >> Um, so I guess uh so you never been in any kind of trouble or anything besides a license or anything like that? >> Okay. Okay. You never been arrested or anything? >> I had a violation order protection. There was no domestic, but it was a violation order protection, but I didn't realize. I walked past my ex-wife's house. She'd filed for an uh emergency order protection. Of course, you know how that works. Or emergency order protection. I'm not notified. They agreed to that. Um, I got served. I was on my way back from a hospital. I was heading back home. I didn't realize just simply walking past her house was a violation. >> Where was this at? No. >> This is in Yes. This is up on. >> And that's the only time you ever been arrested. Okay. Never been arrested in New York. >> I I had charges back in New York State. Oh, Christ. When was that? 2010. >> Okay. So, when I ask you the question, you ever been arrested? And then you tell me no. Or only in Illinois. Then I say New York. Then you say, oh yeah, but what about Yeah, I guess I did New York. >> I understand. >> It's not adding up, man. So, I need you to be honest. >> Okay. >> You ever been arrested in New York? >> New York? >> Tell me why. >> Okay. It was for a grand, it's called Grand Larson. Let a guy borrow my computer. He used my computer. He downloaded some checks. I didn't know anything about it. I got picked up under New York State law. Because it was my computer. I must have had knowledge. >> So, they picked me up. I served my time. Everything was completely done. I was actually removed from parole early cuz they never caused any problems. I went to work. I went home. That was it. >> That's the only That's it. No other states. >> New Hampshire was years ago. Years ago. Yeah. Uniform of this department. I I purchased it through golf. >> So So if I call them right now, they're going to say they know who you are. >> Yeah. >> And you used to work there. >> I was a volunteer firefighter for them. Yes. >> Okay. When? >> Give me a minute. I'll tell you the years. It was 2018 to I believe April or so of 2019. And why did you not why do you not work there anymore? >> I moved out to Wisconsin. >> I'll go ahead and give them a call and you hang out here. >> Uh just not right now. Give me a second. >> I was going to look up the number. >> He'll find it. Google it or something. No, >> I just trying to show you guys that I'm trying to assist. >> I don't want to say the words, but I'm not sc >> You guys from out that way? >> You guys from out that way? >> I am. >> You are. They're all all three of them from the black cities. Okay. >> We just came up this morning from Rock Island. Crazy. Rock Island. Well, a lot of communities. We were talking about that this morning. A lot of communities aren't doing services anymore. >> Yeah. It's a shame. >> What's that? >> We had ours this morning. They don't got any like a tire commission card or anything like that? >> No, cuz we department, which is a volunteer department. >> Oh, did they know that it was a volunteer department or no? >> I I mentioned I guess. >> Okay. You I mean >> All right. Yeah. Let me just double check. >> Just before I left, how our department was set up is like the chief and captain and lieutenants are voted in within the department. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So you guys like self vote those? >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So he voted in as one of the deputy chiefs. Okay. So he could verify other way. >> Yeah. We'll see what they come up. >> Just let you know that I'm trying to give you guys much. No, >> I app I appreciate it. It helps. All righty. Unfortunately, here at St. Charles, you are suspended. So, we were going to have to take you in. Okay. Do me a favor and turn around. Put your hands behind your back. >> So, it's away. >> First suspended. What's that? >> What happens from here? >> Uh, we're going to go back and give you a court date and a ticket and then uh we'll get you released. Okay. >> You got anything in the car that you need? >> Is there anything illegal in the car? >> No, there's nothing illegal at all. >> Okay. Is there anything that you need out of there? I know you got your wallet. >> No, I don't believe so. I I believe I got it in. He's gonna uh Dom's going to take him. So, >> there's a waiting area in this uh gas station. >> You're going to have to tow the vehicle. >> What's it going to What's it going to take to get the vehicle back? >> Uh I say, "Man, I'm trying." >> Yeah. No, I know. >> Well, I know, but I when I when I ask you about if you ever been arrested, kind of bullshitting me a little bit, right? Right. I mean, we could both >> It wasn't intended, but Yeah. I I understand. >> When I ask you if you've been arrested, you only give me the Illinois stuff. You know, I know. I can look it up. You know that. So, there's no sense of doing that, right? >> That's why I stepped out. You know, it's like this. I'm I'm trying to man >> I understand and honestly Yeah. I'm trying to give you anxiety a lot of Yeah. a lot of lot of benefit. These guys are out and they're going to go. >> It's just you had you had a chance to be honest with me, you know, and you you weren't. So, >> we're going to wait. >> Wasn't Wasn't my intent. >> Okay. Well, I appreciate you. >> Like cuz I'm trying to >> Yep. Little security. We ain't got a whole lot. So, trying to keep the cost down as best we can. I mean, are we looking at just a tophe or? >> So, there will be a tophe. It depends on So, I'm not I'm not going to be I'm not the arresting officer. I'm not the one who stopped you. >> It'll ultimately be up to him. Um, if it's impounded for driving on a suspended license without insurance, if that is the case, then it's a $500 administrative fee from the city before the tow fee. I'm not the one who's who's in charge of making that decision. So, that'll be up to the officer uh who's who's arrested is. Um, >> but yeah, that's what that's what you'd be looking at. And then, >> yeah, he's he's going to meet you he's going to meet you back at the station to do the paperwork. >> That's what I'm trying to avoid. I mean, I understand we have to, unfortunately. It's just one of those things driving on the driving on the roadway without insurance and all that. >> I didn't realize it was suspended otherwise we never would have brought that. Female is there. She has her own vehicle and we were discussing about maybe bringing hers. It's smaller. It's >> probably a little bit better on gas and there was multiple reasons we could have brought hers but mine's got a little bit more room. >> Challenge coins. >> I say 911 was >> 7 for me, sir. >> Yeah. I don't want you to think I'm trying to give you hassle. >> No, you're not. You being reasonable. >> I'm I will be released today. >> Yeah. So, he's going to take we're going to take you back to the station. Just got to do a couple paperworks that uh paperwork and a couple tickets and then you'll be you'll be released from the station. >> They're going to be up here. >> Yeah, same. So, >> I'm not trying to delay. I'm just trying to figure out cuz I don't want to get separated from them, you know. >> No. And and I'll let them know where the police station is. Um that way they can meet you there. And you'll be able to make phone calls from there, too. Um you can give them a call or whatever. Let them know whatever if you want to meet them somewhere else or something like that. >> Yeah, we got your phone. You'll be able to look at it to get the numbers off of it. So, yeah. I was going to say >> I'll let him know that you'll give him a call or whatever. >> All right. Yeah. I want you to think I was trying to delete getting in the car and I'm like >> No, no, no, no, no. You're fine. You're fine. >> The suspect was charged with impersonating an officer, possession of stolen property, driving with a suspended license, and driving without insurance. If you enjoyed this video, please leave a like and be sure to subscribe for more body cam footage daily.