Maryland taxi driver arrested for impersonating police officer

MONGTOMERY COUNTY, Md. – A Montgomery County taxi driver is dealing with costs for impersonating a police officer, and now authorities are looking for doable victims.

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Montgomery County Police stated Matthew Kinsey, 47, of Clarksburg was arrested by police on Might 25 after an investigation into an incident earlier within the month.

Police stated on Might 15 officers responded to the 3300 block of North Leisure World Boulevard in Silver Spring for a suspicious state of affairs. 

As soon as there, officers realized that Kinsey, who was driving a grey taxicab, had entered the group by telling the safety guard he was a Montgomery County Police officer. As soon as contained in the group, police stated Kinsey stopped a automobile and instructed the sufferer in that automobile he was an officer.

The sufferer reported asking Kinsey for his badge, and to clarify why his automobile didn’t have any lights, however received no response. The sufferer then stated Kinsey walked to the entrance of the sufferer’s automobile, took an image of the license plate and returned to his automobile. The sufferer stated that after the interplay, Kinsey initially adopted the sufferer’s automobile earlier than ultimately driving away.

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Police stated the sufferer later reported seeing the identical automobile in one other space of the Leisure World group, and upon responding to that location, officers discovered the automobile.

Investigators realized that the automobile was registered to Regency Cab Inc., and that Kinsey was an worker of the corporate.

Kinsey was arrested and later launched on $3,000 bond.

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Anybody who believes they’ve are available in contact with Kinsey whereas he was impersonating an officer is requested to name (240) 773- 5500.