Man busted for driving real NYPD squad car — in England

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A man with a NYPD squad car has been arrested — by British police after he drove it in an English town.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/man-busted-driving-real-nypd-squad-car-england-article-1.1562461#ixzz2pNMm6aYO

[pcfpr1 11]

this vehicle screams inaccurate replica everywhere to the common NY eye.. surprised they even cared...

[AFS1970 504]

Even if it wasn't an inaccurate replica, it clearly says New York on it. I was always under the impression that in order to be guilty of impersonation you not only had to represent yourself that way but also that a reasonable person would believe you to be what you say. So if he drove that around NYC, it would be a different matter, but really does anyone in England think that looks like a police car at all? If has no lime yellow stripes or checkerboards. The lights are red not blue. The patch has no crown on it. Who would honestly think it was a real police car?

[velcroMedic1987 330]

Um, it was not a "real" police car. Real would mean stolen from the NYPD wouldn't it?

This was a crazy buff who decked out a car to look like a police car. Gee, that almost never happens. LOL

[BCFire05 83]

You gotta remember, this was in England, not the USA. So their laws regarding impersonating a police officer may be different.