Crime & Safety
St. Charles Driver Arrested For Using Fake Police Lights, Siren
This probably isn't the best way to beat traffic.
ST. CHARLES, MO — A driver who is accused of using fake police lights to beat traffic in St. Charles saw real blue lights in the rear view mirror Wednesday morning, the Post-Dispatch reports.
Another driver posted video of the car zipping past traffic on Interstate 70 to Facebook on Tuesday and alerted the actual police:
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The real police were on the lookout Wednesday morning, and 25-year-old Michael Dwayne Wallace was arrested just after 8 a.m. He was charged with impersonating a police officer and driving without a license, with bail set at $10,000.
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