Denver police are cautioning the public to beware of police impersonators after a woman was stopped by two men who falsely claimed to be officers.
The incident happened at 7:45 a.m. today near the 6600 block of East Colfax Avenue, police said.
The woman, who police are not identifying, was on her way to work when the driver of a white Intrepid pulled up next to her, flashed a badge, and motioned for her to pull over, as did a passenger in his car.
Both men had what appeared to be gold badges on white polo shirts and dark pants, the woman later told police. The two got out of their car and approached her after she stopped in the parking of the Latina Funeral Home on East Colfax near Monaco.
One of the men approached the driver’s side door and asked for her license, registration and proof of insurance, the woman said, while the other leaned his back on the passenger door and smoked a cigarette. Both identified themselves as Denver police officers.
When the woman said she was suspicious, both men got back in the Intrepid and left, taking her license and other documents.
The woman described the driver as a clean cut white male in his 40’s, about 160 pounds, with feathered blonde hair and a bushy moustache who had a raspy voice.
The passenger was described as a white male, approximately 5 foot 10, in his 40’s, bald with a missing front top tooth on the left side.
