Impersonating a Police Officer

Tomcat · Dec 21, 2017

Saw a short write up in the police reports the other day, but here's the rest of the story https://smnewsnet.com/archives/427882/former-maryland-state-police-officer-arrested-for-impersonating-a-police-officer-and-firearms-violation/

What's concerning to me is the last charge at the bottom of the page " DETACH MAG.OVER 10 RNDS CR 4-305"

CR 4-305 is the part of FSA2013 that says you can't purchase, sell transfer etc. over a 10 round mag. Doesn't say you can't have or use one.

SRD · Dec 21, 2017

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Rab1515 · Dec 21, 2017

From the headline it looks like a former police officer tried to use his (expired) credentials to buy 10+ mags. Remember police are exempt from the 10 round mag purchasing restrictions.

RCH · Dec 21, 2017

Sounds like the troopers are misinformed about CR 4-305, or maybe as soon as they grabbed the mags they charged Mr. Proper for "transferring" the mags.

Sound like Mr. Proper is not all there in the head and good thing they took him off the street.

Rab1515 · Dec 21, 2017

RCH said:
Sounds like the troopers are misinformed about CR 4-305, or maybe as soon as they grabbed the mags they charged Mr. Proper for "transferring" the mags.

Sound like Mr. Proper is not all there in the head and good thing they took him off the street.

Might be time to print out a copy of CR 4-305 to keep in my cars/wallet. Add one more the the stack I guess.

Edit: Case search shows 5 counts of "DETACH MAG OVER 10 RNDS". Scary precedent.

Inigoes · Dec 21, 2017

LE do not like posers, and for good reason.

Looks like the book and then some were thrown at the perp.

Rack&Roll · Dec 21, 2017

Rab1515 said:
Might be time to print out a copy of CR 4-305 to keep in my cars/wallet. Add one more the the stack I guess.

I don’t think we need to standardize the print out idea for mag possession. Just ask for a supervisor if you feel you are being jammed and have them call the MSP Gun Center.

That’s what they would eventually do anyway—you can fast-forward the process.

Almost certainly, they asked how and where Mr Improper obtained the 10+ round mags and determined they were illegally obtained in MD with his “expired” credentials.

Fun fact: he has 3 kinds of mismatched shotgun ammo in his Mossy, just like Balmer thuggery, hon.

Robert1955 · Dec 21, 2017

Rab1515 said:
From the headline it looks like a former police officer tried to use his (expired) credentials to buy 10+ mags. Remember police are exempt from the 10 round mag purchasing restrictions.

He was stopped for a traffic violation not for trying to buy mag's, it is disturbing he was charged with CR 4-305 as possession is not a crime. Sounds like the State has done a bang up job as usual in training it's officers, after all its only 4 years since passage of the law.

Rab1515 · Dec 21, 2017

Rack&Roll said:
I don’t think we need to standardize the print out idea for mag possession. Just ask for a supervisor if you feel you are being jammed and have them call the MSP Gun Center.

That’s what they would eventually do anyway—you can fast-forward the process.

Didn't know such a thing existed.

Hyper-W · Dec 21, 2017

Read the article. My guess is that the 4-305 charge doesn't stick in court.

I found this interesting: "...was previously a State Trooper but resigned on May 07, 2007 prior to the adjudication of any administrative charges."
Not sure exactly what that means but I know what I think it means.

Tomcat · Dec 21, 2017

Hyper-W said:
Read the article. My guess is that the 4-305 charge doesn't stick in court.

I found this interesting: "...was previously a State Trooper but resigned on May 07, 2007 prior to the adjudication of any administrative charges."
Not sure exactly what that means but I know what I think it means.

Sounds like he quit instead of being fired?

Rab1515 · Dec 21, 2017

hitwtom said:
Sounds like he quit instead of being fired?

That's how I read it.

MightyWarMonger · Dec 21, 2017

For the charge of CR 4-305 wasn't part of FSA2013 that if was a misdemeanor to use them in a crime of violence as well? I know that doesn't apply to Proper but curious.

jonnyl · Dec 21, 2017

Hyper-W said:
Read the article. My guess is that the 4-305 charge doesn't stick in court.

I found this interesting: "...was previously a State Trooper but resigned on May 07, 2007 prior to the adjudication of any administrative charges."
Not sure exactly what that means but I know what I think it means.

This is what I expect too. They're probably filling out everything on the list of possibilities. From what he was doing, it seems entirely likely that he impersonated an officer to buy those mags in MD and it would be a valid charge.

I'll hold off on being too disturbed unless we find out he owned them previous to FSA, or acquired them by some other legal means yet is still convicted of that charge for possession.

Sounds like a jackass..

pbharvey · Dec 21, 2017

Those troopers are lucky that guy didn't arrest them.

I think the mag charge is only an add-on if you're doing other bad stuff, like driving around with a loaded pistol in the center console. I wonder if each of the three magazines carry a separate charge?

Rab1515 · Dec 21, 2017

pbharvey said:
Those troopers are lucky that guy didn't arrest them.

I think the mag charge is only an add-on if you're doing other bad stuff, like driving around with a loaded pistol in the center console. I wonder if each of the three magazines carry a separate charge?

Case search says 5 charges of the mags.

pbharvey · Dec 21, 2017

Does anyone know his screen name?

DubTap21 · Dec 21, 2017

pbharvey said:
Does anyone know his screen name?

Lol!

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protegeV · Dec 21, 2017

pbharvey said:
Does anyone know his screen name?

You win MDS for the day :lol:

Rack&Roll · Dec 21, 2017

pbharvey said:
Does anyone know his screen name?

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