Police say 23-year-old Richard Ramon Tirado of Lawrence, Mass. flashed the blue light Saturday night in the parking lot while the driver in front of him was waiting for a parking spot.
SALEM — A Massachusetts man has been charged with impersonating a police officer for allegedly flashing a blue strobe light during a traffic tie-up in a Salem Walmart parking lot.
Police say 23-year-old Richard Ramon Tirado of Lawrence, Mass. flashed the blue light Saturday night in the parking lot while the driver in front of him was waiting for a parking spot. The other driver became suspicious and called the real police.
Responding officers stopped Tirado and allegedly found the strobe, a ballistic vest, a reflective traffic vest, a police hat and other police equipment in his car.
Tirado said he was a former auxiliary police officer in Lawrence and was currently a reserve officer in Billerica, Mass. Billerica police said that was not true.
Tirado was released on $1,000 personal recognizance.
