Overview
- The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating reports that a person impersonating a police officer conducted traffic stops along U.S. 190 north of Houston in Walker, San Jacinto and Polk counties.
- Witnesses and DPS photos describe the vehicle as an unmarked black 2022 Jeep Gladiator and the suspect as a white male wearing civilian clothing.
- Photos released by DPS show distinctive stickers on the Jeep, including a visible “We The People” decal and an American flag–styled treatment of the word “Gladiator” on the tailgate.
- Officials have not released a suspect identity and say they do not yet know how many stops occurred or the exact dates and times, so they are asking victims and witnesses to come forward.
- Anyone pulled over or with information should contact the Conroe DPS Criminal Investigations Division at (346) 260-9824, email Luke.Williams@dps.texas.gov, or use the iWatchTexas app, and motorists who doubt an officer’s identity should call 911 to verify a stop.