RCMP debunk report of impersonating police officer

One of the recent “fake cop” reports in B.C. has been investigated and resolved by Mounties.

RCMP in Trail looked into a report from a passing motorist who spotted a white pickup truck travelling westbound on Highway 3B on March 26, 2021, with what appeared to be flashing red and blue lights in the front grill of the truck.

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“Further investigation carried out by Trail RCMP, which included the review of surveillance footage captured in the area along the provincial highway corridor, revealed that the vehicle in question was associated to a local private sector company responding to an emergency,” Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, spokesman for the BC RCMP in the Southeast District, said.