SCRANTON
A Montrose man faces charges after troopers said he fraudulently posed as a fire captain.
Troopers responded to Interstate 81 northbound on Jan. 29 around 6:58 p.m. for the report of a suspicious person and found a male posing as a fire captain with the Snake Creek Fire Company of Susquehanna County, according to a news release.
The male – identified as Samuel Rodriguez-Ramos — used red and blue strobing lights while interacting with a motorist, troopers said.
Investigators learned Rodriguez-Ramos was not a member of the Snake Creek Fire Company, that he never served as a captain, and that the Snake Creek Fire Company had been disbanded and de-certified since April, according to the news release.
Additionally, Rodriguez-Ramos had methamphetamine in his possession, troopers said.
Police charged Rodriquez-Ramos, 47, with impersonating a public servant, drug possession, operating under a DUI suspended license and related offenses.