Grapevine police say a man posing as a police officer pulled over a woman and ordered her to pay him $20 to dismiss a phony speeding ticket.
A woman told police she had been pulled over in the 2000 block of Texas 26, near Grapevine Mills, by a man driving a white, unmarked Ford Crown Victoria sedan.
A white man in his 30s with a medium build dressed in a police uniform, with no belt, badge or gun, told her she was going 5 mph over the speed limit and if she gave him a $20 she could get out of the ticket, police said.
Local
The latest news from around North Texas.
Grapevine police issued an alert to surrounding police agencies to be on the lookout for the vehicle.
A detective is working on the case and checking for video in the area of the incident, police said.
Just over a week ago, a woman told Grand Prairie police she was sexually assaulted during a traffic stop by a man posing as a police officer. The woman said she was stopped, escorted to the back of what appeared to be a police vehicle and sexually assaulted. Grand Prairie police are investigating.
Impersonating a police officer is a state felony.
