LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A girl pretending to be a police officer by flashing her headlights and enjoying a siren sound by her audio system is accused of threatening one other driver and stealing his automotive, police stated in paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained Wednesday.
Angela Corona Perez faces prices of kidnapping, theft, housebreaking and impersonating a public officer, data stated.
On March 18, an individual referred to as police saying one other individual posing as a police officer stole his automotive on Jap Avenue close to Heat Springs Street, paperwork stated. The sufferer stated a automotive “pulled up behind him” with flashing lights. A girl then approached him, pointed a flashlight in his face, saying she was an armed police officer.
The lady then ordered the person out of his automotive, destroyed his cellphone, threatened to shoot him, took his automotive keys and left, paperwork stated.
A witness advised police she observed the 2 automobiles stopped on the facet of the street and believed there was a crash, paperwork stated. The witness recorded one of many automotive’s license plates, which matched Corona Perez.
A short while later, Corona Perez got here again and yelled on the man once more, police stated. She then returned to her automotive and left in her personal automobile.
Police later discovered Corona Perez, who advised police she believed somebody was following her, paperwork stated. She additionally admitted to enjoying “a police siren sound” from an app on her cellphone.
Throughout a search of Corona Perez’s automotive, police stated they discovered objects belonging to the sufferer.
Corona Perez was not transported to courtroom for her preliminary look as a result of she was “disruptive,” data stated.
On Monday, Las Vegas Justice Court docket Choose Rebecca Saxe launched Corona Perez from custody with the best pre-trial launch circumstances, data stated. Prosecutors didn’t oppose the discharge.
A preliminary listening to was scheduled for Might.
Police counsel calling 911 and talking with a dispatcher if there are considerations throughout a site visitors cease.
