Whose car is this? >> Mine? >> Your car? >> Yeah. >> Talk to me. >> This thing got red and blues on it? >> No, they're all disconnected. >> Okay. >> Every time I leave uh private property, they're all disconnected. >> Okay. >> So, how come >> they were on back there? >> I don't know. I can't. Can I look at it? Go for it. Is that cool? >> Everything's distracted. All I have is this. >> Even if I >> What if you turn Can you turn the car on for me? >> You do all this yourself? >> Yeah. Do you buy this thing like as a squad car? You just did it all. >> Yeah. >> What's the deal with that, man? >> Uh, shits and giggles. >> Yeah. You mind? >> Are you able to turn the car on? >> Yeah. >> As I said, yeah, I connected them again. But >> Well, yeah. I can't I can't do anything. >> What if you flip that lever? >> That I don't want to do cuz I reconnected everything. When did you when did you reconnect it? >> Uh like a little bit ago. I still have like the loose screws. >> Just to show what happens what happens if you turn that >> that I don't want to do. >> Why? >> Cuz then it will. >> Then it will. >> Okay. So why would you say that it that it wasn't connected that you can't because it's on property and all of a sudden it is. >> I only connected it for these guys cuz they all want to look out. >> Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. >> So everyone want I had everyone come up to me and ask me about it. Mhm. >> So then I reconnected them, showed them and I showed them the ambers, which is this which is my button right here, which is just the these will blink white and then the amber thing will go. >> Okay. >> So I don't I don't with the switches. >> Can you Can you just flip it for me once? >> I can't do it on public property >> because it'll >> it'll go red and blue, but I don't want to do it I don't want to do it on public property. >> Okay. Well, if you plugged it in to show these guys you're parked on the road. Well, I didn't >> I didn't, right? >> Yeah, but I never would do the red and blue on the road. >> You just said that you plugged it in to show them. >> Show them. But like my ax, [Music] >> if I press ax, it's just the amber and flashing the light cuz that's usually what I did when I help the people on the roadside. >> Okay. You got an ID on you I can take a look at. >> Do you want my insurance, too? >> No, that's all right. So, we have cameras up and down this entire all of Water Street. I'm not going to see you make a U-turn and turn those lights on. >> I don't remember turning them on, >> but >> What's up, man? >> Not right now. I'll talk to you in a minute, though. >> I don't remember turning him on. >> You don't remember? >> If I did, I cannot see. >> You cannot You can't see what? if I if I did accidentally bump it. But >> I am being honest. I don't remember hitting it at all. >> What? >> I don't remember hitting it at all >> cuz I know better than to do it on the public at all. >> Cuz I I don't do it on public. I only do it on private property. Sorry. Cuz I have no I don't do anything to impersonate. I don't try anything. I know my limits. I try my best not to do anything. >> So, why are people calling saying that you turned them on when you made a U-turn? >> I have red and blue lights to make a U-turn. >> I did U-turned to cuz we're going to park on the right side, but I don't remember doing the red and blues. >> Okay, I'm going to be completely honest with you. Okay, people are calling saying you did a U-turn. Red and Blues. Okay, I come up here, you say it's disconnected, they don't even work. I was like, "Okay, see you're like, "Oh, I I just plugged them back in to show >> just to show these guys, >> right?" Which you say then that you never do this on a on a public road, but yet you're on a public road and you plugged it in. Show these guys while you're on a public road. >> Not the red and blue. >> Okay. This This doesn't make sense. I'm just asking I don't be completely straight forward with super serious. >> I am in a squad car every day. >> I know that you'd know whether or not you flip that switch. >> I know. I don't remember flipping the switch. I might have accidentally bumped it, but I didn't know until these guys. >> You might have accidentally bumped it or you did accidentally bump it. >> I don't know. >> But they said that they seen the red and blue, but I don't remember. >> These guys said they saw it. >> Well, one of them, but I don't I don't remember hitting it at all cuz I know better than do that. I know that's a huge trouble. >> Okay. >> And I can disconnect everything. >> Which which guy saw the red and blues? >> Uh What was too? >> The black t-shirt guy. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> When did he say that? >> Uh when we were over there, I think. >> Okay. Over where? Like down >> down >> by Fifth? >> Uh >> by the lights. >> Uh the that taco place, the burrito place. Okay. >> I really don't want to get in trouble. I will rip anything out. I just I don't try to pursue it whatsoever. I >> You from Oaklair? >> No. >> Where are you from? >> Richmond. >> Richmond. You go to school here or what? >> No, I I'm trying to go to school next year to either here or Northwood Tech to get my criminal justice degree. >> Okay. Um, just hang tight in the car for me. >> Okay. Just hang tight in the car for me. I'll be right back and talk to you. Okay. >> Is it okay if I help out? Uh, >> just you just want to hang out in the car for me. What's up, man? >> I was I was the initial caller for the >> You aware of the guy that called? >> Yep. >> Yep. >> Where where did he have the lights on? I was going to call you next. >> Yeah. So uh yeah I don't want to give you total background but so I am uh army recently army uh former stout criminal justice degree command internship about 250 degrees with 250 hours with law enforcement out in Pulk County. So yeah, my experience. Um, so he was he was on the right side [Music] next to Burrito Cali, you know, shut off his car and I walked over the street to uh bio looked outside. He initiated light back lights, red and blue, front lights, red and blue >> on the on the top light bar. >> Yep. Yep. Top light bar inside. Inside inside car, outside car bumper and then >> this front bumper, too. >> Yep. >> Red and blue. >> Yep. Front bumper both um right in front of bio >> on the road. >> Yep. >> So, he was going >> that westbound initially. >> Yeah. So, uh so he he was facing westbound uh sitting at Guo Cali. >> Mhm. had the had the trunk open, you know, shut off his car cuz, you know, it's a former law enforcement car and he's got the the cage to his stuff. And then I left, closed the trunk, pulling from westbound to eastbound, initiated his uh emergency lights, >> but he's not authorized to do that. So, red, red and blues, turn around. blow over on the uh side here. >> Thank you. >> Where was it just while he did the U-turn? >> Where'd you go to high school? >> Memorial. >> Memorial, [ __ ] I went to Memorial, too. I knew it. I knew it. >> Busy. Busy right now. I'll take >> Raise your hands. I'm right there. >> I'm right there. Anyh who, do you guys know Matt Reedorf? >> Yep. >> Yep. >> That's my man. That is my man. >> My man. >> That's my man, guys. Awesome. >> Knock him out. >> No, not really, cuz I'm joining the police academy. >> So, were were they just on when he did the U-turn and he turned him back when he came back around? >> Yeah. So, he he initiated his >> image lights. He he does have authorization and he initiate merge sites >> but top top and bottom [Music] top and bottom initiate U-turn jumped in front of plow and stopped after plow after a couple minutes. >> Oh, they were on for a little while. >> They were on for a little while. Yeah, >> it was it was on for enough to initiate U-turn. >> Were they solid on or were they like like mine flashing? They're there flashing, but it was a more aggressive flash. >> It's faster. He's faster. >> Yes. >> Are you serious? >> No. >> Um, >> there crowd of people around. >> Seen him. >> Yes. >> Let's spray their ass. >> Let's go. >> Um, if I get a piece of paper, would you write a form real quick? Just basically telling me what >> you saw. You cool doing that? >> Yes. Would it be uh based on like your observation of it, do you think it's possible he just accidentally turned it on and then turned it back off? >> No. >> Like he was clearly aware of that they were on >> 100%. >> Okay. >> All right. So, if you wouldn't mind I'll give you a pen. If you do me a favor if you wouldn't mind just filling out um like your name, address, cell phone, like what you can up here. And then this is kind of listed out in bullet points. You don't have to do it in bullet points, but if you just wouldn't mind like putting down like what you saw. >> There's uh God, let me >> um I'll take more of your time than you need to be. Is >> Jake working tonight? >> Jake Muller. >> Mueller. Yeah, >> he is working night. >> Yeah. No way. >> Um here. >> What is he in? >> Uh he's west side. So this side. He's just on something else. >> Damn it. >> But yeah, if you wouldn't mind doing like your name, address, phone number. Uh you can leave a case number blank and I'll fill that in when you're done. >> Hey f save you some time. >> No, it's all right. I can do it. I have to go to my computer and look at it. But, um, like I said, you don't have to do it in bullet points, but if you can just write out like where he's going, how you saw the lights, by how long, kind of what you told me, if you're cool with that. And then I'll >> I say I'm I'm law enforcement agree. So, >> yeah. No, I appreciate it. And I'm going to have you guys, if you would mind just hanging out on the sidewalk. I'm going to talk to him again. I just don't want you in the road. >> Jump in here. You want >> I I prefer you can sit in the back if you want, but >> I I I'll take care of that. >> All right. Appreciate it, man. >> All right, man. Time to be honest with me, okay? Honesty is Honesty. Honesty is going to go a long way. >> I don't I can't get in [ __ ] more trouble. >> Honestly, is going to go a long way. >> I Right. >> I accidentally bumped the switch, but I don't remember seeing it at all. And >> yeah, I had it connected for that little point for to show the guys that >> I still don't think you're being completely honest with me cuz I I have a comm center who has cameras on this entire street that watch the camera. So, Help me. >> So, be completely honest with you. >> This is This is the last chance I'm going to get. >> I have only I didn't mean to bump it. I was with the guy with the cargo pants. I must have accidentally bumped it cuz I know better than do this, especially in this big of a public area. I'm not that stupid. I accidentally bumped it. I was with everyone. >> How long were they on? >> I don't even know. Uh, >> don't say window. Don't say window cuz I have lights. I know. How long from the time you bumped it or >> I didn't see them at all because it was only the rear >> cuz when I >> when I went up I am I swear to God. >> So I was there we were my buddy Vincent was next >> my buddy Vincent was right next to us. We were talking I thought >> I'll take a second if one's available. >> I thought we were going to turn around and have us all park on the other side cuz there was no space for three of us. So I said we should just turn around, park on the long the longer stretch >> and then we were [ __ ] turn and somewhere between there I must have bumped the switch and then I parked up. I turned it off. I got out. Someone said, "Did you hit your lights?" And I'm like, "Well, no, I didn't see that. My buddy on like took a quick video, but then >> lights." >> I told them to delete it cuz I'm like I don't want to get in trouble. >> Which buddy? Oh, >> is he here? >> No. >> But then soon as he I said said that, I didn't know. I turned my lights on. I went right back into my car and I seen it was on bump the switch one, which was just the rear. And then I just started freaking out. I didn't know what to do. So then I was just like I wanted to go for a drive. So then we went for a drive and I didn't I know damn well I was probably going to get in trouble. So when I went for a drive I didn't >> I didn't mean to switch do it at all. >> Just hang out in the car for me for another minute. Okay. >> I'm not going to do good right now. >> William headquarters copy of 28. [Music] >> It's a unit one. Union Nora Ida Tom one. So, who saw the red and blues? >> You said what? >> Who saw the red and blues on? >> We ain't seen nothing over here. >> None of us. >> Okay. You guys all going to stick with that story? Is anyone going to talk to me? >> Okay, fair enough. I don't need you guys to tell me anything. [Music] So, >> you changed your story a handful of times. >> I tell the last one was the truth. >> Okay. But >> I I think they were on for probably a little bit longer than what you're thinking. >> Here's the hole. >> So, we were parked up. I went in and got food. We went at where? >> Uh the burrito place. >> Okay. >> So, we went in, got food, brought it out. Everyone kept on questioning about the car. We were had the trunk open. We were there talking for a while and then I re-engaged everything to show people like the interior lights and whatnot. So, then my buddy Vincent kept on coming around. He kept on reving his car really loud. So we all got kind of nervous because the cops were also like circling. So Vincent, my buddy that has a retired one also pulled up. He was alongside of us and I thought you want I said to everyone that we should just turn around and go to the main stretch since there wasn't enough room for all of us. So we I started to turn. I had all my windows up at the time. I went to turn and turn around and I don't know if it was when I went to flip around to look if there was someone behind me that I had my Dr. Pepper here. So I don't know if it bumped the switch over. So it went over one after the fact I parked up and looked. I felt the switch and I pushed it over. So it was my just the rears that were on. I didn't think I didn't know until I looked at one of my the people that were there looking and recording and I just freaked out. >> You could attach it and run the arrow. >> Started to pick up. >> How long were they on? >> Uh >> cuz you left the rears on >> um I don't know. It was probably as soon as I started to turn they turned on. Soon as I started to turn around. >> Mhm. And then soon as I turned the car off, they should have turned off. >> So, how long was that? >> You said you you left you left them on >> 20 seconds. >> All right, man. Hang tight for me. >> I got to look into some statutes. He just wanted to hang out. So, he's he's super nervous. Um all of his You got that, man? >> Yeah. >> Appreciate it. And uh how long did you say it? Like, if you had to guess, how long were they on? less less than uh >> about a minute. Less than about a minute. >> Okay. I appreciate it, man. If I have any questions, I'll give you a call. But thank you. >> Yeah. >> Um but yeah, so flipped his red and blues on to turn around. Initially it was no, I completely have them disconnected. Like they don't even work >> whenever unless I'm on private property, too. Then it turned into well I just went into a private place. I just pulled over. I was I just saw like he showed me the screws and like the four screws on the radio one of them was loose. He's like I just was re-engaged it because I was going to show them. >> Sure. >> Go ahead. To um to show them, but I don't do it on private like public roads. I'm like you're on a public road right now to go ahead. Um, >> I accidentally bumped it and left it on for 20 seconds. So, >> 10 time. Thank you. >> So, he bought that car >> like regular Ford. There's a full cage, a squad, a computer, like everything. He's like, I've done it all myself. He's I was like, you buy it like as a squad car, police car. He's like, no, I just did it all myself >> just just for the heck of it. So, I'm going to just like dig into some statues for a minute. You want to hang out? Why are you crying? [Music] >> Why? >> My life's been [ __ ] lately and I don't know. Every every odds is just going. My mom got arrested the other night. We found out that Sure. >> And then I didn't even mean to do this. I didn't. Everything's just for show and I know better than the lights on the public road. I didn't even I had so many people ask me about it and then I had to watch out for everyone cuz everyone was surrounded by my car. So, I was looking I was doing a U-turn to go around and park. >> Mhm. >> I didn't pay attention and I wasn't paying attention to behind me and I accidentally hit my switch over. >> Mhm. I didn't know that until I parked up and then someone showed me off their phone and I seen that the lights were on. I'm like, "Did you have a recent picture video of me or something?" Cuz then I noticed it was here and I just I freaked out. So then I went with my buddies to go for a spin around the block cuz I sure >> I was scared cuz I know damn well they're noticeable. >> Yeah. How long have you had it? October >> uh 24 >> and then I just did all the add-ons for shits and giggles for >> tickets. I >> think so. >> How many? >> I don't know. But at least one >> exactly. >> Is that what he said? >> I don't know. >> I just saw him printing it out. >> Yeah. I hope it's a warning. >> I don't think it was a warning. >> All right, man. I'm going to give you your ID back. >> Okay. [Music] >> So, >> like I said, I'm super sorry for causing a bunch of [ __ ] I didn't mean to do everything. I Yeah, it's my fault. >> I take responsibility. >> You You also told me that you had them left them on for 20 seconds to show people. Oh, I did not leave him off for 20 seconds. Okay, >> that you will see if you guys look at the camera footage. I did not I as soon as I parked up, I turned the car off. Boom. >> Okay, >> that that Here's the deal, man. Okay, so you're getting charged with impersonating a police officer. >> Okay, it's a misdemeanor. So, you have a court date June 10th at 11:00 a.m. It's a mandatory court date. So, you have to show up otherwise there'll be a warrant. Okay, they want you there 2 hours early for fingerprints and photos. There's instructions on that on the bottom. There's also a citation in there for the blue lights. Um, same court date and time on that as well. So, it all get addressed there. >> So, you got any questions for me? >> No. >> Okay. Keep the lights off. >> I know. I didn't I swear to God. >> Well, you were lying. You started lying to me from the start. >> Well, here's the story again if you want. >> I don't need it again. I know. >> So, >> all right. You got any questions for me? >> Um, [Music] but >> what? >> Oh, I don't know. [ __ ] [Music] All right, man. >> Where do I go? That courthouse up there? >> Yeah, it's it's on there. So, all right, man. That's all I got for you. All right. [Music] probably stay on the sidewalk, man. Heat. Heat. N. [Music]