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Police: Man Pretending to be Cop Tries to Search Vehicles for Drugs

STROUD TOWNSHIP — A man is behind bars in Monroe County accused of impersonating a police officer. Police say Jeffrey Brown, 46, of Bushkill claimed to be...
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STROUD TOWNSHIP — A man is behind bars in Monroe County accused of impersonating a police officer.

Police say Jeffrey Brown, 46, of Bushkill claimed to be an officer and attempted to search people and their vehicles for drugs.

Officers say he tried the scheme in two different parking lots, late last week near Stroudsburg.

After a short chase, Brown was arrested on Route 209 near Marshalls Creek.

Brown is charged with fleeing and eluding police; flight to avoid apprehension; impersonating a public servant; recklessly endangering other persons; resisting arrest; multiple DUI offenses; and multiple summary traffic offenses.

He is locked up on $25,000 bail in the Monroe County jail.

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