{"id":299955,"date":"2026-05-05T00:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/299955\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T00:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:08:07","slug":"man-arrested-in-bakersfield-for-impersonating-police-officer-with-red-blue-lights-in-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/299955\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in Bakersfield for impersonating police officer with red & blue lights in SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A man was arrested for impersonating an officer after police say he allegedly used flashing red and blue lights in a black GM Yukon to pull over a driver.<\/p>\n

The Bakersfield Police Department said on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, officers arrested 40-year-old Nicholas Leyva for impersonating a peace officer in the 200 block of South Union Avenue.<\/p>\n

Police said at around 8:45 a.m., BPD officers responded to a call for service when the victim was pulled over by a person driving a black SUV with flashing red and blue interior lights.<\/p>\n

The victim was suspicious of the driver and called 911.<\/p>\n

Officers found video evidence of the incident and were able to identify Leyva as the driver of the vehicle, a black GM Yukon, which was located in the area of 4th and V Streets, according to police.<\/p>\n

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A man was arrested for impersonating an officer after police say he allegedly used flashing red and blue lights in a black GM Yukon to pull over a driver. PHOTO: BPD<\/p>\n

Police said officers found red and blue aftermarket lights in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

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A man was arrested for impersonating an officer after police say he allegedly used flashing red and blue lights in a black GM Yukon to pull over a driver. PHOTO: BPD<\/p>\n

Leyva was booked into the Lerdo Detention Facility for multiple charges, including impersonating a peace officer and false imprisonment.<\/p>\n

The victim was not physically contacted by Leyva and was not hurt.<\/p>\n

Anyone who may have experienced a similar encounter or with additional information is encouraged to contact the Bakersfield Police Department at 661-327-7111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A man was arrested for impersonating an officer after police say he allegedly used…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-299955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}