[Ammi]

A man has been charged after allegedly posing as a police officer and demanding the occupants of a car hand him their vehicle - not realising it was an unmarked police car.

Scotland Yard said the alleged incident happened outside a Waitrose supermarket on Ballards Lane in Finchley, north London, in the early hours of Thursday morning. Plain-clothed police officers were on patrol in the area.

A force spokesman said: "Allegedly a man stepped on to the pavement, into the way of the car, flagged it down and said: 'Give me your car, I'm a police officer.'

"They declined to acquiesce and the driver identified himself as a police officer. The incident ended up with a man being arrested and subsequently charged."

It is claimed there was an altercation while the arrest took place

[Marc]

idiot

[Livia]

"They declined to acquiesce and the driver identified himself as a police officer."

"It is claimed there was an altercation while the arrest took place."

Don't you just love the English Language? No one does understatement like we do.

[Omah]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...1334936899A000

A 22-year-old from the Friern Barnet area was charged with interfering with a motor vehicle and two counts of assault on police officers and will appear at Hendon Magistrates' Court on May 1.

Not the exhaust, I hope .....

[Jords]

Major facepalm

[thesheriff443]

these police must have been deep under cover.lol
i bet they where doing hand brake turns in the car park.