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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nWe got an email yesterday from Russell Matson<\/a>, the lawyer representing the fellow who was arrested for impersonating a police officer a few weeks back<\/a>. Russell wants you to know that his client wasn’t impersonating a law enforcement officer;<\/p>\n My client was issued a criminal citation and will appear at a Clerk Magistrate\u2019s Hearing on Thursday, Sept 4 in Quincy District Court. The clerk will hear the facts and determine whether there is enough evidence to open a formal criminal complaint on a charge of Impersonating a Police Officer.<\/p>\n I believe the facts will show that my client did nothing that meets the criteria for this charge.<\/p>\n At no point did he represent himself as a police officer.<\/p>\n At no point did he attempt to pull anyone over.<\/p>\n My client does not and has never carried a gun or a badge, or dressed as a police officer.<\/p>\n The car itself, while certainly distinctive, did not have any blue lights like an actual police car. Despite decoration that make it look similar to a police car, it does not bear any official town or state seal of any police department.<\/p>\n The statute for impersonating a police officer MGL Chapter 268 Section 33 states that a person must \u201cacts as such or requires a person to aid or assist him in a matter pertaining to the duty of such officer\u201d. <\/p>\n My client did none of these things.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I’m thinking that right about now the arresting officer is feeling a bit of regret about this whole thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"