Gwinnett Police seek police impersonator who approached teens

(Lawrenceville, Georgia) Gwinnett Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a police impersonator who approached two sisters who are students at Mill Creek High School in Dacula.

According to Gwinnett County Police Department, the two girls reported that on May 9, 2018, while at the intersection of Hog Mountain and Mineral Spring Road in Dacula a dark colored Fork pickup truck pulled behind them an activated a red and blue light that was on the dashboard of the suspects vehicle. The sisters did not believe it was a police officer and continued home. When they arrived in the driveway of their home, the suspect allegedly pulled up behind them, blocking their exit. He then reportedly approached their vehicle and attempted to get them to roll down their window, telling them he was a “cop.” When the girls told him they were on the phone with their month, he left.

The suspect is described as:

6’ 00”, Heavy set white male, between 20 and 30 years of age, brown shaggy hair with no facial hair, light blue eyes, tattoo on the inside of his upper left arm, southern accent. He was wearing a light blue shirt and tan shorts with a knife case on his belt.

Photographs of part of the vehicle the suspect was obtained from nearby surveillance footage. It is given below. The vehicle is described as a dark color Ford F-150 2004-2008 XLT Crew Cab with clear aftermarket tail lights including the third brake light, chrome gas tank cover, after market chrome tube steps (running boards).

Police advise that anyone encountering the suspect vehicle should call 911.  If anyone has any information to share in this case, they are asked to contact detectives at 770-513-5300.  To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org.  Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.  Case Number(s): 18-042631