Disguises in casual dress have paved the way for crude and awful law enforcement impersonation.
Seems like this isn’t a good standard to set.
The Sun - Madera County man arrested for impersonating U.S. Marshal The man manufactured his own firearm and created a fake uniform. by Daniel Gligich June 23, 2025 Deputies responded to a family disturbance on the 22000 block of Ave. 12 last Friday and arrested Andrew Biscay for outstanding warrants related to vandalism and impersonating a peace officer.
Photo of the law enforcement impersonator's belongings including a crudely embroidered garment, a bag with police handwritten, some pieces of metal put together to look like a crude pistol, some zip ties, a silver star on a chain crudely engraved u.s. marshals deputy, and a little booklet titled the supreme court landmark decisions.
From the ridiculous to the horrendous.
Man accused of robbing, zip tying woman while pretending to be ICE officer NBC10 Philadelphia Jun 23, 2025 In a press conference on Monday, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office revealed more information about the man accused of pretending to be an ICE agent when he robbed a business and zip tied a woman.
Even the federal government, the FTC is warning about scammers pretending to be law enforcement.
Scammers are impersonating local law enforcement By BCP Staff July 1, 2025
Real law enforcement officers won’t call to say you’re going to be arrested (or threaten to arrest you if you hang up).
Real law enforcement officers won’t call to insist that you pay fines by cash, gift card, cryptocurrency, payment app, or a wire transfer service — and never as a way to buy your way out of a “crime.”
How do we know that many more impersonations aren't happening and they're getting away with it because of this reckless anonymous immigration enforcement? How do we know half of the stories we hear about aren't actually impersonators? Most of these abductions seem like crimes.
CNN - Multiple ICE impersonation arrests made during nationwide immigration crackdown Nick Valencia By Artemis Moshtaghian, Gloria Pazmino and Nick Valencia, CNN Updated 1:35 PM EST, Wed February 5, 2025 Authorities in at least three states have arrested individuals allegedly impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a time when real ICE agents have ramped up immigration enforcement efforts under the Trump administration, adding to existing fears of law enforcement among migrant communities.
These impersonations are happening around the country.
CBS - Man arrested, accused of posing as Border Patrol agent in Huntington Park By Updated on: June 27, 2025 / 8:30 PM PDT / KCAL News Diaz also told officers that he works as a security guard and stated that he had previously worked for Customs and Border Protection; however, police say he was unable to produce any valid credentials to substantiate this claim. A further search of the vehicle revealed a loaded 9mm semi-automatic firearm, two holsters, additional ammunition for the gun, three cell phones, a sheet containing U.S. Customs and Border Protection radio codes, multiple copies of passports, red and blue lights hidden under the vehicles visors …
ICE Impersonators Are Becoming A HUGE Problem - The Logical Leftist June 30, 2025