Welcome to Arrest Stories. A sixty-seven-year-old Montgomery County man was arrested after allegedly impersonating a police officer with a fake cruiser complete with flashing lights, bogus badges, and replica weapons. Here's what may have happened.
On August twenty-ninth at approximately nine forty-five in the evening, Montgomery County police spotted a suspicious Ford Transit van displaying official-looking police markings. The vehicle caught officers' attention because it didn't match typical law enforcement configurations used by area agencies.
When authorities conducted a traffic stop, they discovered sixty-seven-year-old Alejandro Ceferino Zunca behind the wheel of what appeared to be an elaborate police impersonation setup. The van displayed both "Police" and "Policia" markings on its rear doors and was equipped with activated red and blue flashing lights.
According to official reports, Zunca's story kept changing during the encounter. Initially, he claimed to be a current police officer. When pressed for identification, his narrative shifted. As one official described the contradictory statements: "I'm the police, I'm not the police, I used to be a police, I never was."
The investigation revealed disturbing details about Zunca's alleged impersonation scheme. He was found wearing a holster containing a replica black pistol and sporting a uniform shirt labeled "HAPCOA POLICE." A search of his vehicle uncovered an arsenal of law enforcement equipment including a taser, Baltimore City Police badge, handcuffs, and an anti-ballistic vest.
Perhaps most concerning, authorities believe Zunca had been actively pulling people over in other jurisdictions. One official expressed uncertainty about his motives, stating "I'm not sure what he was doing, why he was doing it. That's still a mystery."
Investigators are now exploring whether citizens may have been victimized by someone they believed was a legitimate officer. "It's possible that people maybe have been victimized, may have believed that he was a police officer in an interaction," officials noted.
Zunca was charged with impersonating a police officer and unlawful use of red and blue flashing lights. He was released on a two-thousand-dollar unsecured personal bond.
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