Bizman held for posing as cop, challenging traffic enforcers
Businessman arrested for allegedly posing as a police officer and challenging traffic enforcers to a fight
A 28-year-old businessman was arrested after allegedly claiming to be a police officer and challenging traffic enforcers to a fistfight following a road rage incident in Parañaque City on Monday night, Aug. 17.
The suspect, identified as alias “Kim,” was nabbed at about 8:20 p.m. near the corner of Doña Soledad Avenue and France Street in Barangay Don Bosco.
Police said the suspect was initially involved in a road rage incident in which he allegedly chased another motorist while shouting offensive and insulting remarks.
The suspect stopped near five traffic enforcers, claimed to be a police officer, and confronted them.
Police said the suspect, who allegedly reeked of alcohol, stepped out of his Suzuki Jimny and challenged the enforcers to a fistfight, hurling vulgar remarks despite their attempts to calm him.
The traffic enforcers restrained him until police officers from the Don Bosco Police Sub-Station arrived. The motorist involved in the earlier road rage incident also arrived and identified the suspect.
Police verification showed that the suspect failed to present a police identification card, badge, or any official document to support his claim of being a police officer.
Charges for alleged violation of Article 177 (usurpation of authority), Article 151 (disobedience to a person in authority), Article 287 (unjust vexation), and Article 155 (alarms and scandals) of the Revised Penal Code, as well as grave threats, were filed against the suspect.