Alleged kidnappers accused of impersonating police officers

Youths allegedly kidnapped by fake police

Accusations of impersonating police and kidnapping have landed three people in court in the Bay of Plenty. Police allege that on September 13, two youths...

It looked like an unmarked police car. Police say the ‘detectives’ inside were impostors

Three people face serious charges after allegedly using a former police Holden fitted with lights to pose as detectives and detain two youths.

Alleged kidnappers accused of impersonating police officers

Two Bay of Plenty youths were detained by three people allegedly pretending to be police officers and driving a former police car.

Cop impersonators arrested in Bay of Plenty

Police have arrested three people in Eastern Bay of Plenty on a range of serious charges, including impersonating Police. On Sunday 13 September, around 6pm, two youth were detained by two men and a woman who had presented themselves as Police officers and appeared to be driving in an unmarked Police car. Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Ash Clements says one of the men was in possession of a 2017 black Holden Commodore, which had previously bee…