Convicted police impostor arrested for playing firefighter - STATter911
Battle, who deputies say had a handgun in the stolen Crown Victoria he was driving, had been arrested and convicted three times since 1998 on charges related to stealing police cars and impersonating a police officer. David Anthony Battle, who has been convicted of stealing a police car and impersonating a police officer, is in trouble again after authorities said he posed as a firefighter at the Lake fire near Big Bear and had a stolen gun inside a stolen... Battle, 44, of San Bernardino, raised suspicion Saturday morning, June 27, when deputies saw him driving a white Ford Crown Victoria – for years the vehicle of choice for police patrol cars – in areas in the San Bernardino Mountains that had been... It is unclear whether Battle was trying to join firefighters to battle the blaze or attempting to burglarize the area, sheriff’s spokeswoman Tiffany Swantek said. He drove a white Crown Victoria — a vehicle typically used by fire officials — into the restricted area when he was stopped at a checkpoint and told deputies he was a firefighter, officials said. Donning an authorized fire department uniform, Battle said he was trying to find his fire crew and then left the area, officials said. Source: www.statter911.com
