Equipped with a fake police armband, he stopped motorists to "enforce order".
Bad luck, this resident of Annemasse (Haute-Savoie) came across a real policeman, who ended his little "game", reports France Bleu Pays d'Auvergne.
The man was tried and sentenced on June 2.
On May 27, in Annemasse, the defendant, aged 46, stopped a car, accusing its driver of not respecting the Highway Code.
Finding the situation suspicious, the driver in question then took out his police card.
The bogus agent immediately fled.
Jail closed
The 40-year-old was identified by his license plate.
He was arrested four days later at his workplace.
The man denied the facts but equipment to play the fake policeman was found in his car.
After some investigation, investigators discovered that the man did not even have a driver's license.
He was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
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