Steve Jefferson/Eyewitness News
Indianapolis - Metro police arrested a man Monday for flashing red and blue lights at another driver.
Officers believe Jordan Weaver wanted other drivers to believe he had police powers. The 22-year-old was arrested after another driver called 911 about red and blue lights behind him around 3 a.m. Monday.
"I think someone is impersonating a cop going down Shelby Street. They got behind me and threw their lights on and sped off," the caller told 911.
"Is the car in front of you, sir?" the dispatcher asked.
"I slowed way back, because they were traveling so fast," the driver said.
The 911 caller said Weaver, driving a Camaro, flashed the red and blues at him. He pulled over, but Weaver did not.
"The guy turns them off and takes off and he sees the car and that drew his attention, because it was a Camaro," said IMPD Lt. Jeff Duhamell.
As police searched for Weaver's Camaro with the flashing lights, they saw him blow through a stop sign on Asbury Street and pulled him over. Officers then spotted a red and blue light bar in Weaver's car. It had suction cups and plugs into the car's cigarette lighter.
Police also found a badge labeled "Repossession Recovery Agent". When you look at the real police lights on an IMPD cruiser and an officer's badge, you can barely tell the difference.
"Anytime you utilize lights and have people pull over, it's against the law. It's a D Felony," Lt. Duhamell said.
Officers arrested Weaver for impersonating a public servant, but even police have rules when it comes to traffic stops.
"In the state of Indiana, an officer in an unmarked car can make a traffic stop as long as they are in full uniform. A person in a fully marked vehicle can make a stop even if he is in plain clothes. But there has to be that correlation," said Lt. Duhamell.
But police say no one but police can use red and blue lights to stop other drivers.
Police say Weaver works for a towing company. Part of the investigation will include if he stopped any other cars with the red and blue lights.
Weaver goes to court later this week.
