Maryland State Police say a 19-year-old posed as one of their officers and made fake traffic stops. 

The authorities reported that Jayden Ballard from Salisbury received a criminal summons in February, facing charges for pretending to be a police officer and unlawfully taking a vehicle.

“The Maryland State Police got reports suggesting that Ballard accessed a marked Maryland State Police car,” the police stated.

“Investigators suspect he drove the patrol vehicle, dressed as a Maryland State Police officer, around Wicomico County, where he carried out illegal traffic stops,” they added.

Maryland State Police said Ballard had “gained access to a marked Maryland State Police vehicle.” (Maryland State Police)

“The police urge anyone who encountered Ballard while he was posing as a Maryland State Trooper to reach out to the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division,” according to a state police announcement.