CARLE PLACE, Long Island (WABC) -- Police in Nassau County say a Westbury man impersonated a police officer to pull someone over.
Anthony Scott, 37, allegedly used a red and blue flashlight on the dashboard of his Chevy Silverado pickup truck to pull over a male driver on the Northern State Parkway in Carle Place on Saturday.
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The victim said that after pulling over on Glen Cove Road, Scott showed him a gold and blue shield and a black handgun.
When Scott asked him to exit his vehicle, authorities say the victim drove away from the scene quickly and reported the encounter to the police.
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Officers found Scott driving on Wetherill Road in Garden City at 4:15 p.m. and arrested him on charges of criminal impersonation and menacing.
Photo from Nassau County Police