LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A lady pretending to be a police officer by flashing her headlights and enjoying a siren sound by means of her audio system is accused of threatening one other driver and stealing his automotive, police mentioned in paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained Wednesday.
Angela Corona Perez faces fees of kidnapping, theft, housebreaking and impersonating a public officer, data mentioned.
On March 18, an individual known as police saying one other individual posing as a police officer stole his automotive on Jap Avenue close to Heat Springs Street, paperwork mentioned. The sufferer mentioned a automotive “pulled up behind him” with flashing lights. A lady then approached him, pointed a flashlight in his face, saying she was an armed police officer.
The lady then ordered the person out of his automotive, destroyed his telephone, threatened to shoot him, took his automotive keys and left, paperwork mentioned.
A witness instructed police she seen the 2 vehicles stopped on the facet of the highway and believed there was a crash, paperwork mentioned. The witness recorded one of many automotive’s license plates, which matched Corona Perez.
A short while later, Corona Perez got here again and yelled on the man once more, police mentioned. She then returned to her automotive and left in her personal automobile.
Police later discovered Corona Perez, who instructed police she believed somebody was following her, paperwork mentioned. She additionally admitted to enjoying “a police siren sound” from an app on her telephone.
Throughout a search of Corona Perez’s automotive, police mentioned they discovered gadgets belonging to the sufferer.
Corona Perez was not transported to court docket for her preliminary look as a result of she was “disruptive,” data mentioned.
On Monday, Las Vegas Justice Court docket Decide Rebecca Saxe launched Corona Perez from custody with the very best pre-trial launch circumstances, data mentioned. Prosecutors didn’t oppose the discharge.
A preliminary listening to was scheduled for Could.
Police counsel calling 911 and talking with a dispatcher if there are considerations throughout a site visitors cease.
