November 13, 2002 (ADRIAN, Mich.) — When two teens outfitted their 1997 black Dodge Intrepid to impersonate an unmarked police cruiser, they were apparently hoping to scare other drivers by pulling them over and then zipping away. Instead, they were in for a scare themselves.
The youths flashed the strobe lights and blue high-intensity bulbs at a white minivan along a highway on Nov. 6. Both vehicles pulled over, and Police Chief Mike Martin got out, wearing his full uniform.
"Of course they were shaking like a leaf," Martin said.
When Martin walked up to the driver, he said, "His jaw was on the floor."
The real officer confiscated the fake officers\' drivers\' licenses and ordered them to meet him at the police station.
The two youths, whose names were not released, had installed the lights in their vehicle and been harassing other drivers for several days, Martin said.
Both were charged with impersonating an officer.
"They definitely picked on the wrong vehicle," Martin said. "Hopefully they\'ll learn a lesson."
