A Pennsylvania woman has been charged after police say she falsely claimed to be a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer during a traffic stop in Northampton County. Traffic stop and false emergency claimOfficers in Slate Belt said they pulled over Janine Tancredi this week, and she told them she was responding to an emergency call in Bethlehem. Charging documents show Tancredi was wearing a law enforcement-style badge around her neck. Police said Tancredi then threatened officers and tried to use her position to avoid receiving a ticket. Authorities found no law enforcement tiesAuthorities later determined there was no emergency call in Bethlehem and that Tancredi was not a member of the Pennsylvania Game Commission or any law enforcement agency. Tancredi was charged with impersonating a public servant and traffic violations.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Pa. —
A Pennsylvania woman has been charged after police say she falsely claimed to be a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer during a traffic stop in Northampton County.
Traffic stop and false emergency claim
Officers in Slate Belt said they pulled over Janine Tancredi this week, and she told them she was responding to an emergency call in Bethlehem.
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Janine Tancredi
Charging documents show Tancredi was wearing a law enforcement-style badge around her neck.
Police said Tancredi then threatened officers and tried to use her position to avoid receiving a ticket.
Authorities found no law enforcement ties
Authorities later determined there was no emergency call in Bethlehem and that Tancredi was not a member of the Pennsylvania Game Commission or any law enforcement agency.
Tancredi was charged with impersonating a public servant and traffic violations.