It’s looks pretty bad when a 14 year old boy can walk into a police department in a uniform without a badge on, get assigned to a beat and then ride around with a ‘partner’ for four hours before they figure out he’s not a cop.\u00a0 Worse yet, he’s not even an adult.<\/p>\n
A 14-year-old boy accused of impersonating a police officer and going on patrol has pleaded not guilty. The teenager appeared in a juvenile courtroom on Monday with his hands cuffed behind his back. A judge ordered that he be held at the juvenile center because he could pose a danger to himself.<\/p>\n
On Saturday the teen, wearing an officer’s uniform, walked into a police station and was assigned to go on patrol. He partnered with another officer for about five hours before the ruse was discovered.<\/p>\n
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and didn’t drive the squad car. Deputy Superintendent Daniel Dugan said the boy looks older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or “ill intent.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The worst part of this whole story is that this little incident could keep him from being able to become a police officer.\u00a0 Wouldn’t that be a shame?\u00a0 I think so.\u00a0 It sure doesn’t say much for the Chicago Police Department that it took them 5 hours to realize he wasn’t even a Police Officer, does it?<\/p>\n
The boy once took part in a Chicago program for youth interested in policing, so he would have been familiar with some procedures, perhaps helping him blend in, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.<\/p>\n
The Rev. Roosevelt Watkins said the boy had lived with him for much of the past year and is fascinated by police work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s looks pretty bad when a 14 year old boy can walk into a police department in a uniform without a badge on, get assigned to a beat and then ride around with a ‘partner’ for four hours before they figure out he’s not a cop.\u00a0 Worse yet, he’s not even an adult. A 14-year-old … <\/p>\n