Fake Cop? Man Accused of Using Cell Phone App to Pull Over Driver

The app was on his cell -- and now the suspect is in his cell.

Police in Idaho arrested 20-year-old driver Alexander A. Welch on charges of impersonating a police officer after the suspect allegedly pulled over another motorist on Saturday using a cell phone app with flashing red and blue lights.

Law enforcement officials in Boise received a call from a worried driver who was concerned after being pulled over by a car with flashing lights that didn't look -- or behave -- like a police vehicle, according to the Idaho Statesman.

After switching on the red and blue lights and coming to a stop behind the motorist at around 9:30 p.m., the suspect allegedly drove off.

The concerned driver followed the fake cop and tipped off police, who eventually located both vehicles.

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When cops pulled over Welch, police say they found a cell phone app on his Verizon phone that features a blinking red and blue light -- much like the lights atop many police vehicles.

The suspect has been booked into Ada County Jail on a felony charge of unlawful exercise of the function of peace officers.

Welch is the latest in a long line of suspects accused of poorly impersonating police officers.

Earlier this year, cops in Florida arrested a man accused of trying to pull over cars while waving an enormous fork. Last year, a resident of the Sunshine State was cuffed on suspicion of attempting to stop motorists for drunken driving -- while he was allegedly driving drunk.

Read more at the Idaho Statesman.

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