ASHEBORO — A local man was arrested last week after the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office says he attempted to use flashing red and blue lights to pull over a vehicle in Asheboro.
On December 20th, 2023, deputies responded to Meadowbrook Road after a caller reported that they had been followed by a vehicle flashing blue and red lights that they did not believe was law enforcement.
According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, deputies located the vehicle and identified the driver as Dennis Charles Richardson, age 60. The deputies determined the vehicle was privately owned and Richardson is not a law enforcement officer.
Richardson was arrested and transported to the Randolph County Jail where the magistrate found probable cause for felony charges of impersonating a police officer, namely operating a vehicle with an operating blue light and operating a vehicle on a public street in such a manner as to cause a reasonable person to yield the right-of-way in obedience to such blue light. He was issued a $10,000 unsecured bond.
The Sheriff’s Office did not state in their press release if they believe Richardson had attempted to pull over other drivers in the past. If you think you are being pulled over by a police impersonator, call 911. Dispatchers should be able to verify the vehicle pulling you over is a real officer.
