<Li> Fake Badge or Warrant card: The imposter, though not in any special clothes, displays a police - like badge or identification card to the victim . Sometimes a real police officer will not even be able to differentiate between the real and fake badge, as some duplicates are very similar to a real badge, if not identical to one . This is much more of a problem in the USA than in the UK, as in the UK police identification includes photographic ID as well as the police shield, whereas in the USA a police shield alone counts as ID, making it easier for people to pretend to be police officers . </Li> <Li> Fake uniform: The imposter wears a uniform that looks very much like that of a police officer . </Li> <Li> Fake vehicle: The imposter places police lights (these can be either permanently mounted onto the car or temporary lights magnetically attached to the cartop), decals, siren, or other equipment on a personal vehicle to disguise it as a police car and enable the offender to pass through red traffic lights, bypass traffic other non-emergency traffic would have to wait for, make traffic stops, or even arrests . </Li> <P> Much of the equipment described above is available for purchase by the general public, thereby enabling imposters to obtain the necessary materials to commit such a crime . While the equipment will not bear the name of a specific law enforcement agency, the unsuspecting victim may not notice the difference . </P>

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