DENTON — For the second time in less than a month, a North Texas woman said she was attacked by a man pretending to be a police officer.
The most recent attack was reported early Friday morning in Denton.
The method, using a blue light bar to convince the victim to pull over, is the same in both attacks. The motive also appears to be the same. Both victims reported a sexual assault or attempted assault.
Even so, Denton Police Department Public Information Officer Ryan Grelle said investigators can’t yet connect it to another attack that occurred last month in Carrollton.
“We just don’t know, because it was so dimly lit,” Grelle said. “And she didn’t see his face, so we can’t put two and two together right now.”
The woman told police she was driving along a poorly-lit stretch of Airport Road around 2:30 a.m. Friday when she saw emergency lights in her rear view mirror. The area is near an industrial park.
The woman said she pulled over, rolled down her window, and saw a man get out of a car and approach her vehicle. As she fumbled for her driver’s license and insurance, the man lunged at her thorough the window.
On Nov. 27, Carrollton police released a composite sketch of a suspect who sexually assaulted a handcuffed woman in the back of his car while posing as a police officer.
Both attacks began the same way, with the victim pulling over after seeing blue lights, but each ended differently.
The Carrollton woman was lured out of her car before the man assaulted her. She was able to give police a description of him.
The suspect in the Carrollton attack is described as a white man in his 30s or 40s, between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-8 with a medium build and gray or white short hair and a dark-colored beard. He was also wearing a uniform with a badge.
The Denton victim fought the man off and he took off from the scene in his car. The victim said she never saw his face, and couldn’t make out any specific details about his appearance.
“She wasn’t able to determine if it was a black male, a white male, or a Hispanic male,” Grelle said. “All she was able to describe was that he was wearing a dark, blackish-type outfit.”
Grelle said the victim was able to tell police the suspect was driving a sedan-style vehicle.
Grelle had these tips for women driving alone at night:
- Pay close attention to your surroundings.
- Only pull over in a well-lit area.
- Check to see if the vehicle making the stop is clearly marked as a police unit.
If you are unsure or suspect a police impostor, call 911 to verify it is a legitimate traffic stop.
If you have information about this incident or were in the area at the time it occurred, please contact Sgt. Bobby Smith at 940.349.7971 or by texting the information to Tip411.
E-mail cwade@wfaa.com
Bahaahaha! Wow! This reporter’s final response to handling the situation are a joke. This female reporter really thinks we were born yesterday. Typical MSM response. All a show.
For example:
“If you see a cop trying to pull you over and you are on a dark and deserted road, try and go to a lit location before pulling over.”
Answer to that: You’ll have a squad of cop cars surrounding your vehicle, with guns drawn and asking you to come out with your hands up and to arrest you for disobeying a police officer, running away and not complying. And if you give your reason, they will completely ignore you and say, “tell it to the judge”.
Another one:
“If you see an unmarked car and not sure if it is a police car, call up and dial 911 to make sure”.
Answer to that: Many cars in North Dallas, Denton and in Texas in general, are unmarked police cars. They love driving those cars as they are easier to catch people and ticket them for something stupid. Furthermore, if a cop is pulling up behind you with that spotlight on you and sees you grabbing something, he’ll think it is a gun and if you do not comply to show your hands, he will most likely grab his gun and shoot you. And if you even state to him that you are trying to call 911 because you don’t believe he is a cop, he will laugh at you, harass you for delaying a police officer and interfering with a public servant and basically to him, you are making a fool out of him, so either way, YOU’RE F**KED!
So this female reporter at the end, can go take her advice and try it out for herself. I guarantee you, she will find herself dead or in jail the moment she tries.
very good points NC. I have a few scenarios of my own as to what i would do. however probably shouldn’t voice them haha.
😉 LOL
Yes sir paul 😉
your reading my mind, aren’t ya. 🙂
Yep, we both are. LOL “Like minds…” 🙂
😀
You might say so Paul 😉 .
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Don’t forget that if he sees you on the phone, he will confiscate that phone and play the “wiretapping a police officer” game. He will then ask to search your vehicle for any electronic devices and will never go back to his car to check to see your record nor will he get a search warrant and will arrest you for disobeying a direct order and interfering with a public servant if you do not consent or if you assert your 4th Article Right and will say that you are “anti-government”. Just ask Officer Cox of the Round Rock police. He basically did something very similar to that to me and I was extorted over $2000 dollars for it.
I do not quite know what to think of this one when the one lady said that she didn`t know if he was white, black or hispanic. Come on now. Also I would think that there would be some kind of DNA left behind……..
If I had money to bet I would bet that this is just some scum bag off duty cop doing this. Sound like it to me any way. Yes this is just like something that the damned cops would do 🙁
Yep, smells like an inside job to me.
Yea, I was thinking that too, Digs. It’s not that hard to tell what a person looks like as far as ethnicity goes. Not too hard to tell whether the person was black, white or Mexican at least.
In any case, the police should maybe investigate their own people who or anyone who owns a sedan with a blue light. I mean, I’m no rocket science, but how many can there be. Seems like a cop’s son going out for a joyride at night and abusing his father’s unmarked car. But nooo…..we can never try a cop’s son. Just tell him to be good and promise not to attack anyone anymore and let that be that. After all, it’s probably his first offense and living with a father who is a policeman is just such a hard life. Can you blame him?
BLEECHH!!!! Spare me the fake sob story, please!
On a side note, this happened in Denton, mind you, which is the home of FEMA Region VI headquarters. Strange things happen in that area.
The home of FEMA Region VI head quarters? I guess that that explains it then. Thanks for the heads up on that one NC 🙂
Again, what makes ‘them’ so sure it’s a fake cop?
Could be a real cop posing as a fake cop posing as a real cop.
Exactly #1. My thoughts exactly 😉
That’s about the level of their mentality, digger.
“I got my badge from an ad in the back of a comic book, but I’m afraid it gives me the right to fondle your breasts anyway. It’s all in the constitution ma’am, look it up for yourself when you get home, but in the meantime, spread ’em”.