Sheriff Alert: Police Car Impersonator Incident on Walkup Road
A motorist traveling on Walkup Road late Monday night was stopped by what appeared to be a police car, but turned out to be a case of road rage.
A motorist driving along Walkup Road near Prairie Ridge High School on Monday night noticed a dark colored car following closely behind. The car appeared to be attempting to pass in the no-passing zone at about 9:40 p.m. in unincorporated Crystal Lake, McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren said in a press release. But then, red and blue visor lights began flashing from the car, and the motorist believed he/ she was being pulled over by a police car. "A male approached the victim’s vehicle in civilian clothes with no badge or identification," Nygren said in the release. "He yelled at the driver and quickly drove off without identifying himself, or the agency he represented." The vehicle had no distinguishing markings to identify a police …
