Police Impersonator Pulls Over Driver On I-5

AURORA, OR — A man who was reportedly impersonating an Oregon State Police motorcycle trooper successfully pulled over a commuter south of Wilsonville on Interstate-5 Thursday night, prompting police officials to issue a warning to all travelers in the area.

The impersonator was described as a white man with a nose ring and tattoos on his arms. He was reportedly riding a black and white Harley-Davidson-style motorcycle with a large front fairing; he was wearing a black leather vest, black leather pants with a chain wallet, and a "weird" black and white half-helmet, police said.

Using blue lights apparently attached to his motorcycle, the impersonator pulled over a driver on I-5 near Ehlen Road, at exit 278, about 3 miles west of Aurora, around 9:45 p.m. July 5.

Anyone with information about this individual or this incident is asked to call Trooper Elias Breen at OSP's Northern Command Center at 503-375-3555, or email elias.breen@state.or.us.

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