Police wannabe with red light stops the mayor

[JayhawkFan]

He probably was studying criminal justice at the local community college
These wannabes rolling around really annoy me.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline...nt-traffi.html

Bilde Police say a Louisiana motorist impersonating an officer used a flashing red light to pull over a car for an apparent traffic stop until he realized that the driver was the mayor of the city, The Shreveport Times reports.

When the phony cop sped off, Mayor Cedric Glover followed and called police, who arrested 21-year-old Daniel Niederhelman on a charge of impersonating a peace officer.

Niederhelman told the real officers that he was a volunteer fireman in a neighboring parish. Police, in turn, seized his little red light and a handgun from his holster, the paper says.

Authorities say Niederhelman works for a private security company, but wasn’t authorized to use the light.

[Flguy]

I am so tired of these idiots, making private security bad.

I promise we aren't all crazy.... well ok, we are probably all crazy, but, we aren't all wannabe cops.

[UglyMug21B]

Unless there's two Daniel Niederwhatevers in Shreveport, looks like he's a ROTC-nazi or actually in the Army (reserves/guard). What is wrong with people?


http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Niederhelman/1842044615

[Hoosier_Boy]

Future post on O.com shall read... "Uh so I stopped the Mayor of my city with a red light because he uhh had a "flat tire" yeah that's it... They charged me with impersonating an officer... Can I still be a cop?"

[Looker]

Future post on O.com shall read... "Uh so I stopped the Mayor of my city with a red light because he uhh had a "flat tire" yeah that's it... They charged me with impersonating an officer... Can I still be a cop?"

One on every thread.

[Citizen85]

Future post on O.com shall read... "Uh so I stopped the Mayor of my city with a red light because he uhh had a "flat tire" yeah that's it... They charged me with impersonating an officer... Can I still be a cop?"

I don't see what's wrong with that. When I'm driving around town in my retired CVPI with my Fraternal Order of Police decal and raincoat hung up in the back window I always activate my lights to warn other motorists of the roadside when I am helping the mayor with a flat tire.

[yellowreef]

Unless there's two Daniel Niederwhatevers in Shreveport, looks like he's a ROTC-nazi or actually in the Army (reserves/guard). What is wrong with people?


http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Niederhelman/1842044615

Same guy, but what the hell is ROTC-nazi supposed to mean? Being in the military makes you a NAZI?

[yellowreef]

Looks like he was wearing some kind of uniform style shirt too

[Taylor13]

Yep, hes US Army.. nice way to make the Army look good, I know they HATE when they've got a soldier pulled over in uniform.

Anyone dare me to ask him how jail is on facebook?

[JayhawkFan]

So he is an army reservist, volunteer fireman, and works for a private security company. Hell if he hadn't been arrested, his resume wouldn't be that bad

[Futurelaw89]

So he is an army reservist, volunteer fireman, and works for a private security company. Hell if he hadn't been arrested, his resume wouldn't be that bad

haha true!





Futurelaw89

[AlmostaLEO]

He probably was studying criminal justice at the local community college
These wannabes rolling around really annoy me.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline...nt-traffi.html

So what you're saying is that a person enrolled in college, whether community or otherwise, getting their degree in order to become a LEO annoy you? So before you became a LEO you were considered a "wannabe"? Am I incorrect? You wanted to be a LEO, right? So how did your holier than thou butt get to where you're at today?

My degree of respect for you just dropped a few notches.

[UglyMug21B]

Same guy, but what the hell is ROTC-nazi supposed to mean? Being in the military makes you a NAZI?

Hey sorry for the confusion yellowreef. I'm actually in the Reserves myself - that's just a little jab I like to give the rotc guys here at my university. It's not meant to be taken literally. I appreciate everyone who has signed the line and is serving or about to serve. Not everyone in ROTC has signed that line though, and listening to those who haven't tell me they're in the Army gets on my nerves a little bit.

[Futurelaw89]

So what you're saying is that a person enrolled in college, whether community or otherwise, getting their degree in order to become a LEO annoy you? So before you became a LEO you were considered a "wannabe"? Am I incorrect? You wanted to be a LEO, right? So how did your holier than thou butt get to where you're at today?

My degree of respect for you just dropped a few notches.

Here you go. Here's the can can of worms you opened up

I'm sure Jay didn't mean anything by it. Its just normally wannabe cops who drive around with fake lights/uniforms are either CJ students or an overzealous security guard.

And if you read his post more closely, people studying CJ don't annoy him. Its the wannabes (who drive around with fake lights)

These wannabes rolling around really annoy me.

"Wannabe" really has a negative connotation and that's why I'm assuming he used it. You and me on the other hand, would most likely be under the "Future LEO or LEO hopeful" category.


Just my two cents to try and mediate the situation.





Proud to go by the name,
Futurelaw89

[ExplorerE321]

yes this is a DQ. NO you probably won't get into the academy. NO you can't have your light back