Overview
- Policía Nacional officers saw a car using a blue rotating light to pull over another vehicle and moved in to assist what they believed was an official stop.
- The driver sped off while removing and switching off the light, then was intercepted a short distance later by Seguridad Ciudadana patrols.
- The 51-year-old admitted he was not an officer and said he did it “to have a laugh” after claiming another driver ran a red light.
- A search of the trunk turned up two jackets with police emblems and gear used to mimic an intervention, which officers seized as evidence.
- Police arrested him on suspicion of usurpation of public functions and placed him at the disposal of Alicante’s investigating courts, while advising drivers to check identification during stops.